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'the whale' by dorte mandrup gets green light as new images revealed

in november 2019, danish architecture studio dorte mandrup won an international competition to design ‘the whale’ — a new attraction to be located 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of the arctic circle in norway. however, soon after the announcement, the project was delayed due to the discovery of archeological findings dating back to the viking age on site. the settlement mound of andenes was well known, but not the extent of it. it turned out that the mound was even larger than previously thought, making it norway’s largest of its kind. consequently, the building site became automatically protected under the cultural heritage act.

”The Whale”, Andenes, Andøya Island, Norway,

The Whale is designed as a world-class attraction that, through science and art, pays homage to the whales and their ties to man.

Just a few sea miles from shore lies the deep-sea valley, Bleiksdjupa, where migrating whales pass by. This pit-stop has made Andenes one of the best places in the world to spot whales and is the reason the attraction will be built there; on the edge of this magnificent underwater world.

Architect: Dorte Mandrup A/S Landscape architect: Marianne Levinsen Landskab Exhibition design: JAC Studio Engineering: Thornton Tomasetti Art consultant: Anders Kold Whale researcher: Nils Øien 

El tren presidencial el día de la inauguración del metro

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