Corpus Museum alongside the M44 TheHague-Amsterdam by Hedepo

Photography • Architecture • posted on Mar 25, 2008

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Corpus Museum alongside the Motorway The Hague to Amsterdam The location alongside one of the two motorways between cities The Hague and Amsterdam is chosen because this will guarantee 26 million eye contact with this unique museum building a year!! The Corpus, the human statute, approx. 100 feet tall, is constructed from wood an covered with Corten Steel sheets and with a museum inside. Corten Steel is a kind of stainless steel …………. It creates very rapidly a thin skin of corrosion which protects the steel for a prolonged period of time from corrosion!!! Protective coatings are not used, but you have to accept the colour of corroded steel. This colour, appearance of corroded steel I like personally very much. Years ago a (music) theatre was build with Corten Steel sheet, despite the fantastic name they had chosen for the building ( I have forgotten the name in the meantime, but the building is nowadays known as the Rusty Shed (LOL) This new museum is opened the 14th of March 2008 by the Queen of the Netherlands. At that day the photo is taken and as frame, just for fun, I have used a detail of one of the walls of the building!! ( IMHO not an ideal background, but just for fun …………….. ) Tomorrow I will explain more about this 30 million USD Museum and Building near Leiden in the Netherlands!! Thanks for viewing Have a nice day Henk

Comments (16)

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timtripp

10:17AM | Tue, 25 March 2008

marvelous!

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G_Mansco

10:30AM | Tue, 25 March 2008

I liked your other photo form this splendid museum and this one is also fine. Love it's tones a lot ;O)

BorisB

10:47AM | Tue, 25 March 2008

Great scene with wonderful perspective!!

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Janiss

10:48AM | Tue, 25 March 2008

Wonderfull POV and such beautifull and original statue!

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sharky_

11:46AM | Tue, 25 March 2008

This is such an interesting and superb capture. Huge statue and love the sky background. Excellent job. Aloha

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amlondono

12:04PM | Tue, 25 March 2008

What a superb capture ! Thanks for the info , Ana

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tennesseecowgirl

12:32PM | Tue, 25 March 2008

Very beautiful !

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mizoli

1:07PM | Tue, 25 March 2008

Beautiful capture!

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drag

1:38PM | Tue, 25 March 2008

What a beautiful structure and image of it.

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dorothylee

2:22PM | Tue, 25 March 2008

Love the presentation and great subject. Super image!

MrsLubner

2:23PM | Tue, 25 March 2008

The only problem I have every had with the corrosion is the rusty looking drips that run down the walls around this sort of thing. I find this incredible. What a fabulous capture.

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durleybeachbum

2:42PM | Tue, 25 March 2008

A wonderful photo of this super building,Henk! Thankyou for your info about storks and babies, I'd like to commission some cauliflower pics!!

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bugatti

7:07PM | Tue, 25 March 2008

I am not sure I like it, but the shot is fine. Corten lasts, but bleeds. Usually rain will leave streaks of rust, Mrs. Lubner got it right ...

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mickuk50

4:07PM | Wed, 26 March 2008

we have a train the mallard that is built from bricks ,full size engine .i go past often but never think to take a shot,next time i will :o)..i am not sure i`m keen either although the capture is excellent henk mick

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