travel north america united states washington seattle olympic sculpture park
Olympic Sculpture Park, part of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), is a 9 acre public park that opened in 2007 in Belltown at the northern end of the Central Waterfront.
We visited the park in 2009 when we had time to explore a bit of the city.
The museum is said to regularly rotate the major art pieces and, if you like contempory modern sculpture, there are some nice pieces.
The park itself is quite open with many grassy slopes and views of Pudget Sound.
We did not go inside the Pavilion.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK
TRAVEL: 2009
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Olympic Sculpture Park with Digital Fortress building beyond, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2005.
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2005.
On the left can be seen Typewriter Eraser, Scale X by claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen on loan from Paul Allen.
The orange sculpture in the middle is The Eagle by Alexander Calder seen at an oblique angle.
Wake, by Richard Serra with the Digital Fortress building beyond, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2005.
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2005.
The Eagle, seen from another angle, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2005.
Wake sculpture seen at a distance, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2005.
Paccar Pavilion, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2005.
Paccar Pavilion patio, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2005.
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