MAS - Museum Aan de Stroom, Antwerp, Belgium. Architect: Neutelings Riedijk Architecten , 2011. View of south elevation.
The City Museum of Antwerp is situated in the heart of the old harbour, close to the city centre. It is a 60 metres high tower of stacked exhibition spaces. Each level is twisted 90 degrees to form a giant spiral. This glazed space becomes a vertical galleria. Escalators guide the visitors to the top of the building in a journey through the history of Antwerp and through the panoramas of the city. On the upper floor a restaurant, a conference room and a sky deck are situated. Square, docks and tower are designed to form one continuous space for exhibitions and events. The Museum Sits On The Banks Of The River Scheldt In Antwerp. The Museum Houses The City'S Ethnographic, Maritime And Historical Collections. The outside consists of red stone from India and curved expanses of glass six metres high. The radiant red MAS tower is covered with 3,000 hands in aluminium which sparkle in the sunlight.
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