Last week, I took my first ever trip to the Guggenheim Museum to see “Time Temple”, an installation by Wang Jianwei. This was, by far, my favorite experience at a museum ever in my life. It was not the installation that I loved, but the architecture of the building itself.

 To start, I’ve always had an interest for interesting architecture and the Guggenheim definitely sparked that interest once again. The strange shape that the building had that was designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright was a great touch to the surrounding, block-like, high-rise buildings. Another thing that was interesting about the architecture that was noted by our amazing tour guide Rafael is that the Guggenheim has very few windows so the art is the major focus rather than the outside world distracting its guests. Another thing that was noticed was that all the windows were facing Central Park and all of its natural beauty.

 Another thing about the building that was interesting to me was the way that the floor was laid out. One thing that is special about the layout was that there is not stairs that take you to the next floor but rather a spiraling floor that seems to not have an incline or decline. It is interesting because it allows you to continue walking all the way up the museum without stopping to take the elevator or stairs. Another thing that was discussed with Rafael was that this continuous open layout that allowed you to see nearly the entire museum anywhere you were was so you could see a “preview” of what was to come.

It was quite interesting the way that this museum was designed, as there are none other like it. Frank Lloyd Wright created a true piece of art that now houses both permanent and temporary installations that draw people to come and see them from all around the world.