Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum courtesy Wikipedia.org
Today's ArchiPic is the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue in New York City. My favorite architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed the museum, and he was inspired by the Japanese Thatcheria Mirabilis, commonly known as the Japanese "Wonder Shell." A cone-shaped shell, it's considered to be the most exquisite in the world. The museum went into an extensive renovation in 2005 to 2008, but is still one of the most well-known museums in America, especially in New York. It is also one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most astonishing architectural creations in the 20th century.
^^Skylight in the center of the museum
Solomon Guggenheim was a business man, art collector, and philanthropist. Guggenheim asked Frank Lloyd Wright to create a museum for him, and Wright gladly accepted. It took him over 15 years to design the museum. Even after Solomon Guggenheim died, ten years later, the museum opened to the public on October 21, 1959. This was also Wright's major last creation before he died on April 9, 1959. Although Wright wasn't there to oversee the Guggenheim Museum, it was completed in the same design as his drawings and measurements that he worked on for over 15 years. The building does face criticism though. It has often been said that "it overshadows the artworks displayed within." And it is also difficult to put paintings on the shallow niches that go around the spire. Even with its criticism, the building is an amazing one no doubt, and it will stand for a long time with its graceful, cone-shape design. On October 6, 2008, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was a registered as a National Historic Landmark.
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