The Museum Reina Sofia (contemporary art) in Madrid not only houses a great collection. One of the top pieces is the Guernica of Picasso (no photo's there....).... But it also is a fantastic building. The heart of the museum is an old hospital building by the Italian architect Sabatini (last quarter of the 18th century). In 2005 the building was enlarged.
The museum is located on a square. The first thing you notice are two huge glass elevator towers with each three glass elevators (yes... this is only one).
It is fun to be in one of the towers and take pictures of the other.
Or of the square down below.
Later, having lunch on the other side of the square I was watching the elevators. They were behaving like a giant fruit machine.... Sometimes three in a row.
Bingo......
The most fantastic part was the roof pavilion. Glass panels, bold structures and shiny surfaces.
Fantastic reflections!
Connecting the old and the new.
Bold structures and bold lettering.
A good place to rest the feet for some time before going back inside to see even more great paintings.
Fantastic pictures!
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