Behold Germany’s answer to the Sydney Opera House
It’s
been dubbed the project of the decade and also the new Sydney Opera
House. Finally, the Elbphilharmonie, in Hamburg, Germany, has opened to
the public, six years late and 10 times the original budget – but who’s
counting?
been dubbed the project of the decade and also the new Sydney Opera
House. Finally, the Elbphilharmonie, in Hamburg, Germany, has opened to
the public, six years late and 10 times the original budget – but who’s
counting?
Hamburg’s new concert hall (it’s been nicknamed the Elphie – if that makes it easier to remember) has got it all: public
plazas, rooftop views and even a Westin hotel tucked in there, which
seems to have been lost in all the astonishment about its cutting-edge
architecture.
To read more about Hamburg’s applaud-winning concert hall, click here for my piece in the Sydney Morning Herald/The Age newspapers’ Traveller sections.
