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  Aquarium
Temple Dome
Aquarium
  Snail Shell Staircase Foyer
Temple Builduing
    Level of the "Tenth Muse"  
           Amphitheatre  
 





Aquarium

The foyer (first lower level) will be a flat hall surrounded by an oriental-style colonnade. The dominant colour of this level will be yellow. The floor will be similar to that of the Temple Dome. This level (as well as the one below it) will be surrounded on the outside by a luminous blue aquarium containing a variety of sea life.* The circular aquarium and the first lower level will be separated only by strong glass walls so that visitors standing in the foyer will see the blue light emanating from the water with its colourful creatures beyond the yellow colonnade. At times, this blue, luminous water may be the only source of light for the first lower level. The foyer will contain a spiral staircase down to the second lower level and up to the Temple Dome (see: The Snail Shell Staircase). It will also have the subterranean main public entrance to the events, which will be accessed from an adjacent building, continuing below ground and through the aquarium via a great glass tube.


*The Temple of the Muses will often accommodate many animals of the water, air and earth or will welcome them as frequent guests.
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Temple Dome

The Temple Dome is the heart of the Temple of the Muses. The dome will be built mainly of glass and will be overgrown with green plants. It will be situated in the midst of a dense, wild forest. The ground level will have a circular, beige and white floor and will seat up to 800 guests on portable chairs (including the stages and entrances…).

The glass dome and its specific shape will, among other things:

  • create very special light conditions due to the diffused light shining through the foliage. The different positions of the sun, variable cloudiness, dusk and moonlit darkness will all be experiences in themselves.
  • have singular acoustics, in which all * frequencies uniformly echo and reflect back amplified.
  • give visitors a sense of security and a sense of vastness at the same time.

These are all aspects that may greatly help visitors to the Temple Dome to open up and let go, thus fulfilling the Purpose of the Temple of the Muses. The Temple Dome will usually not contain chairs. It will be sparsely furnished and decorated. Its simplicity will contribute greatly to its effect. The Temple Dome will have one main entrance consisting of two huge, upright stone slabs in a slightly staggered position to each other. Before these slabs there will be a clearing in the forest, and they will be the only part of the dome that can be seen. The rest will be so over grown by dense forest cover that it will hardly be noticeable, or even imaginable.


*Except for two frequencies and their overtones, which are intended to form standing waves horizontal to the floor and along the central vertical axis, no standing waves can build up.
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Snail Shell Staircase

The spiral snail shell staircase not only serves as a footpath from one floor to the next, as an addition to the lift; its structure is similar to the human ear, to snail and mollusc shells, to some holographic spirals and to dancing snakes. Passing through this structure enables people, perhaps unconsciously, to go through a process that will be significant for the next time on Earth: It combines the vertical, linear line that has been so important for the last thousands of years with the horizontal, circular line that women are reintroducing, creating an impulse for change and development almost beyond the bounds of time and leading to an almost non-exausting movement.*


*It is no surprise that prominent architects and their clients consider \"winding staircases\" to be easier to climb and safer to descend than vertical ones.
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Foyer

The foyer (first lower level) will be a flat hall surrounded by an oriental-style colonnade. The dominant colour of this level will be yellow. The floor will be similar to that of the Temple Dome. This level (as well as the one below it) will be surrounded on the outside by a luminous blue aquarium containing a variety of sea life.* The circular aquarium and the first lower level will be separated only by strong glass walls so that visitors standing in the foyer will see the blue light emanating from the water with its colourful creatures beyond the yellow colonnade. At times, this blue, luminous water may be the only source of light for the first lower level. Should the need arise, the foyer may contain portable glass cubicles in which certain P.R. or administrative activities may be carried out or where supporting events, procedures or services may take place in connection with larger events. The foyer will contain a spiral staircase down to the second lower level and up to the Temple Dome (see: The Snail Shell Staircase). It will also have the subterranean main public entrance to the events, which will be accessed from an adjacent building, continuing below ground and through the aquarium via a great glass tube.


*The Temple of the Muses will often accommodate many animals of the water, air and earth or will welcome them as frequent guests.
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Temple Builduing

The entire Temple building is an egg, a beautiful shape, even though only one part (the larger "half" of the golden section) will rise out of the Earth, and even this will be mysteriously overgrown with abundant foliage. Within the Temple, however, this shape of newly developing life will be sensed by visitors everywhere. Since there will be no dividing walls, the outside walls will be visible on every level from every perspective, and can be touched from almost anywhere. In contrast to Romanesque statics, in which the tendency to fall down had to be offset by using masses of building material, and to Gothic statics, in which the tendency to fall apart was countered by using buttresses, the stability and harmony of the egg-shaped form exists through the current of momentum (static course of the force lines) within the girders, which can be calculated and measured. So, the egg-shape is not only a symbol of balance and wholeness, but its physical manifestation.

The entire building will serve the two main functions, and will therefore remain simple and flexible in its design so that the creations that take place within will be given as much constructional freedom as possible. All four levels as well as the forest clearing in front of the entrance may be used for events. From the above conceptual outline, it should be clear that the Temple Dome is mainly intended to be used

  1. as a temple (see: Possible Events of the 1st main function)
  2. (see: Possible Events of the 2nd main function), whereas the

Amphitheatre is mainly meant to be a place for artistic performances (2nd main function).

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Level of the "Tenth Muse"

The level of the "tenth muse" (second lower level) is the province of hospitality:

 





Amphitheatre

The amphitheatre is the lowest level, the base of the Temple "egg". As the name suggests, its form, acoustics and function will recall antique multi-purpose theatre sites. The main stage will be in the centre, the lowest point of the entire building. The adjoining side stage will be tiered, leading up to the outside wall and a freight lift. It will comprise 1/8th of the entire circle (45°). The other 7/8ths will be for tiered seats and aisles. The colours of the third lower level will mainly be shades of red, ranging from brilliant fire engine red to maroon. There will be a great, round hole in the ceiling (see: "The Level of the Tenth Muse") which will usually be covered by a soundproof glass bubble. This hole may also have a lightproof covering so that the gastronomic activities (on the second lower level) and the performances on the third lower level can take place simultaneously without interfering with each other. The hole can also be opened for the use of musicians and actors, for the purpose of lighting and special effects, etc.. At such times, gastronomic activities can be halted, or the restaurants and their seats can be integrated into the performance.

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