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Zumthor’s Cologne modern art museum is beyond time

By and Ellis Woodman Ellis Woodman Ellis Woodman2007-09-20T00:00:00

The building rises directly from the ruins of the church of St Kolumba.

Source: Hélène Binet

Peter Zumthor’s remarkable museum of modern art in Cologne meshes ancient and modern to create a timeless and evocative building.

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