The Guggenheim Museum, New York City, USA
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, USA. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, it’s one of the city’s (if not the world’s) most famous and important architectural landmarks. The Guggenheim houses an impressive collection of Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art, arranged along curved walls that gently spiral from the atrium to the top level. I took this photo from the ground floor, looking up at the museum’s distinctive skylight.
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Michael Figueiredo is a freelance travel writer based in Los Angeles, California. When he’s not gallivanting around the world, he’s enjoying the laid-back lifestyle and perfect weather of Southern California. So far he’s visited thirty-six countries and territories on five continents. His goal is to see at least one new country every year! . Read more from this author
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Great photo, very cool angle.
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This is a great shot. I haven’t been to the Guggenheim yet which strange because I’ve been to NYC many times. Oh well next time
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Thanks Debbie! Next time for sure…. The Guggenheim is awesome
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Nice photo! I’ve never visited the Guggenheim, but it’s on my list.
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Great shot and I’m pretty sure I have one similar… haha… i love taking upwards shots- especially when the ceiling or skylights are so pretty.
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Thanks! Yeah, I’m sure there are lots of similar shots as this. It’s hard to take a bad photo of the Guggenheim—It’s such a beautiful building!
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nice shot!
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Nice POV Cathy. I remember visiting the Guggenheim many years ago. That was long before digital cameras!
Thanks for posting to Travel Photo Thursday.
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Okay Michael………….I know you are not Cathy……..accept my apologies
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Haha! That’s ok
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Nice composition and contrast. I too, always look up when I’ve got a camera near.
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Great photo – I really like the symmetry at the top!
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I got a case of vertigo looking up – maybe you did too aking that cool shot. Add Guggenheim to the list for me too of places I have yet to visit in NYC.
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Very hypnotic! I get kinda dizzy looking at it…
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That’s a wonderful perspective of the Guggenheim, Michael! I’ve seen a lot of photos of that place, but not like yours — love it!
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Great photo
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One of my favourite museums in New York, very nice shot.
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Love shots like this. Great eye!
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Michael,
You have a really good eye when it comes to photography. It looks like the perfect spider’s web.
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Thanks Renee! You’re right…it does kind of look like a spider’s web!
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Thanks for the nice comments everyone!
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Nice photo! I always forget to look up!
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Love the perspective of this shot. I haven’t been to the Guggenheim, but am a huge fan of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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arggh.. the picture is not showing on my PC even after I reloaded it 3 times.
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Beautiful architecture!! I love how you can see the ceiling like that even from the ground floor, you don’t see that too much here. Great shot.
I’ve seen a lot of photos of that place, but not like yours — love it! You have a really good eye when it comes to photography. It looks like the perfect spider’s web. Great photo, very cool angle.
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Thanks Annabelle!