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ARCHITECT: JAEN NOUVEL (1998)
Lucerne's Culture & Congress Centre, or as it is know locally KKL (Kultur-und Kongresszentrum Luzern), is a multi-functional building with a concert hall.
Designed by architect Jean Nouvel and completed in 1998, the centre features dramatic black surfaces and many different sized, mostly rectangular, glass apertures.
The structure sits on the lake front across the water from the Old Town.
I did not get a chance to tour the interior but was pleasantly surprised by the clean exterior.
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TRAVEL: 1999 -
This location has earned an over-all four-and-a-half star (very good+) rating from
Travel Fanatics Unlimited
****1/2
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Exterior, Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1999.
Exterior with fountain, Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1999.
Detail of exterior fenestration, Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1999.
Exterior, Culture and Congress Centre, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1999.
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