The Bilbao Guggenheim Museum Seen from the Nervion River in an Evocative Black and White Image

The black and white image of the Guggenheim Museum enhances the sculptural forms of the building, eliminating the distraction of color to focus on volumes and textures. Seen from the opposite bank of the Nervion River, the museum reveals its complex geometry: towers, sails, curves and planes intersecting in an unprecedented architectural play. The reflection on the water doubles the composition. The choice of black and white recalls classic architecture photographs, inviting consideration of the Guggenheim as a contemporary monument destined to last through time. The building, constructed on a former industrial site, has redefined the relationship between the city and its river.

Guggenheim, Bilbao, black white, Nervion River, Frank Gehry, architecture, museum