Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
The Barcelona International Convention Centre’s Forum Building, the triangular Edifici Fòrum designed by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron (Herzog & de Meuron), originally became a defining symbol of the controversial 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures. Its scale is precise: it measures 180 metres on each side, rises 25 metres high, and sits inside the triangle formed by Diagonal Avenue, Rambla de Prim and the Ronda Litoral. Construction faults were widely reported, and the building quickly turned into a political flashpoint as opposition groups pressed for explanations over a cost reported to be around US $144 million. Since 2011, the building has hosted Barcelona’s Museum of Natural Sciences—Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. For its first six years, from 2011 to 2017, it was called Museu Blau, before changing its name in 2017. …
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