exquisite concrete work and built on democratic ideas that are important to remember and continue
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António Choupina
7 years ago
The Y-block is a modern ruin, just down the street from the Nasjonalmuseet – Arkitektur. Unlike classic ruins, it seems perfectly inhabitable and easily fixable yet everyone is resigned to its demolition. I cannot understand this… Why destroy something that a terrorist attack could not? Years before, I stood atop the crater that the World Trade Center had become and saw New York forced to rise from the ashes without erasing its memory – however painful. Erling Viksjø’s Government Complex should remain a symbol of democracy, preserved as part of Norway’s post-war optimism and contemporary openness. The H-block (1958) and the Y-block (1969) are shared international heritage, which reflects the values of collaboration (in Picasso’s mural “The Fishermen”) and harmonious urban dialogue (with the Trefoldighetskirken and the Deichman Hovedbiblioteket). The solution is not to tear down but to bring back the site’s former dignity, even if that means rerouting traffic around it, like Breuer's UNESCO headquarters, in Pa
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Ian Timpany
8 years ago
I'm shocked that anyone would think of demolishing such a fine building.
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Mary Ren
8 years ago
Beautiful building. Please don’t demolish it!
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Im a ded meme
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Dr James Simpson OBE FRIAS
9 years ago
This is simply much too good a building to lose and the reasons given have very little substance.
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Arnstein Bugge
9 years ago
Thumbs up!!!
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Siri Skjold Lexau
11 years ago
The constellation of the two main buildings of the government quarters is even more similar to the UN headquarters in NY
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Sven Olof Ahlberg
11 years ago
Should be on UNESCO's World Heritage List
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Sven Olof Ahlberg
11 years ago
Should be on UNESCO's World Heritage List
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Tony Petersen
11 years ago
Now here's a chance for Norway to show the world how it's done: if you can't keep it, move it.
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Ben Tisdall
11 years ago
Demolish this wonderful part of Norway's architectural heritage in haste and and repent at leisure.
Preserving both of Viksjøs buildings is the only prudent approach. They represent some of our most important cultural heritage from the post-war era, and history can undoubtedly be combined with safety, cost efficiency and evironment-friendly sollutions, if the government is willing to research the matter thoroughly.
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exquisite concrete work and built on democratic ideas that are important to remember and continue
The Y-block is a modern ruin, just down the street from the Nasjonalmuseet – Arkitektur. Unlike classic ruins, it seems perfectly inhabitable and easily fixable yet everyone is resigned to its demolition. I cannot understand this… Why destroy something that a terrorist attack could not? Years before, I stood atop the crater that the World Trade Center had become and saw New York forced to rise from the ashes without erasing its memory – however painful. Erling Viksjø’s Government Complex should remain a symbol of democracy, preserved as part of Norway’s post-war optimism and contemporary openness. The H-block (1958) and the Y-block (1969) are shared international heritage, which reflects the values of collaboration (in Picasso’s mural “The Fishermen”) and harmonious urban dialogue (with the Trefoldighetskirken and the Deichman Hovedbiblioteket). The solution is not to tear down but to bring back the site’s former dignity, even if that means rerouting traffic around it, like Breuer's UNESCO headquarters, in Pa
I'm shocked that anyone would think of demolishing such a fine building.
Beautiful building. Please don’t demolish it!
Im a ded meme
This is simply much too good a building to lose and the reasons given have very little substance.
Thumbs up!!!
The constellation of the two main buildings of the government quarters is even more similar to the UN headquarters in NY
Should be on UNESCO's World Heritage List
Should be on UNESCO's World Heritage List
Now here's a chance for Norway to show the world how it's done: if you can't keep it, move it.
Demolish this wonderful part of Norway's architectural heritage in haste and and repent at leisure.
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Bevar Y-blokka!
[email protected]
Save the Y!
redd Y-blokka
Preserving both of Viksjøs buildings is the only prudent approach. They represent some of our most important cultural heritage from the post-war era, and history can undoubtedly be combined with safety, cost efficiency and evironment-friendly sollutions, if the government is willing to research the matter thoroughly.