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CaixaForum Madrid 
Summary
CaixaForum Madrid is a cultural center in Madrid, Spain. Located in Paseo del Prado in a former power station, it is owned by the not-for-profit banking foundation "la Caixa". The art center opened its doors in 2008 and it hosts temporary art exhibitions and cultural events.
 CaixaForum Madrid and Vertical Garden in 2011. | |
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| Established | 2008 |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Type | Cultural center |
| Owner | Fundación ”la Caixa” |
| Website | Caixa Forum Madrid |
The cultural center was designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and built by Ferrovial between 2001 and 2007.[1] It was an old power station called Central Del Mediodía, from the 1900s. The Vertical Garden by Patrick Blanc at the square is also well-known.
Gallery edit
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Central stairway. -
The vertical garden in 2007. -
The vertical garden in 2009. -
Détail of the vertical garden in 2011. -
The Thinker, temporary exhibition. -
Pierre de Wissant, one of The Burghers of Calais, by Auguste Rodin
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CaixaForum Madrid". Herzog & de Meuron. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to CaixaForum Madrid.
- Official CaixaForum Madrid website—(in Spanish)
- Arcspace.com: Images and plans
- Studiobanana.tv: Interview with Jacques Herzog Archived 26 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine — on the design of CaixcaForum.
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