Guggenheim+Museum,+New+York

History
=== It took Wright 15 years, 700 sketches, and six sets of working drawings to create the museum. While Wright was designing the museum Rebay was searching for sites where the museum would reside. Where the museum now stands was its original chosen site by Rebay which is at the corners of 89th Street and Fifth Avenue (overlooking Central Park). On October 21, 1959, ten years after the death of Solomon Guggenheim and six months after the death of Frank Lloyd Wright the Museum opened its doors for the first time to the general public. ===

Characteristics
===It was established in 1937 in Manhattan in New York City, U.S.A**. It is an art museum. Its architects are: Frank Lloyd Wright and George Cohen. Its architectural style is "Modern movement".** ===

People and places
===PEOPLE: In 1943, Frank Lloyd Wright built the Guggenheim Museum. He was born in June 8, 1863, he was designer, writer and educator. He designed more than 1,000 projects. He built many buildings like offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels and museums. He died in April 9, 1959. === ===PLACES: The Guggenheim Museum was built in Salomon R.1071 Fifth Ave., New York. In New York there are many attractions, like The Statue of Liberty. You can go by subway, bus or car. If you go by subway you have to take the 4,5 or 6 train to 86th street to reach the museum. If you go by bus you have to take the M1, M2, M3 or M4 bus on Madison or Fifth Ave. to reach the museum. And if you go by car you can take many ways to reach the museum. ===

Renovations
===Between September 2005 and July 2008, the Guggenheim Museum underwent a significant exterior restoration that **included:** ===
 * ===the removal of 11 coats of paint from the original surface, revealing hundreds of cracks caused over the years, primarily from seasonal temperature fluctuations ===
 * ===detailed monitoring of the movement of selected cracks over 17 months ===
 * ===impact-echo technology, in which sound waves are sent into the concrete and the rebound is measured in order to locate voids within the walls ===
 * ===extensive laser surveys of the exterior and interior surfaces, believed to be the largest laser model ever compiled ===
 * ===core drilling to gather samples of the original concrete and other construction materials ===
 * ===<span style="color: #ff0071; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">testing of potential repair materials ===

<span style="color: #00a9ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_R._Guggenheim_Museum http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york