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Hundertwasser's Earthly Paradise in Downtown Vienna
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March 24, 2009 |
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Before me stands an apartment block like no other. Doused in a myriad of hues - purples, pinks, reds, yellows and periwinkle blues - it is like a sunset, caught within a concrete realm. This is Friedensreich Hundertwasser's Hundertwasser House, a low-income housing block in the centre of Vienna. With its undulating floors, rooftop garden and multicoloured walls it is both functional and beautiful; a practical piece of artwork for which the artist sought no payment. Hundertwasser wanted to prevent something 'ugly' from being erected in its place, so instead he designed a building that melded construction with nature, bringing the forest into the city.
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