Unlike Florence, Copenhagen is fairly accepting of Modern architecture. One
of the most spectacular pieces of modern architecture in Copenhagen is the
new public library, called the Black Diamond (because it is black and does
not have any right angles. The building, which connects to the old, existing
library is along the Copenhagen's main canal. This particular photograph is a
detail of a fountain located beside the building (the black thing in the
upper right corner is building). The "fountain" is not of a mermaid spurting
water, is simply water at ground level. I liked it. To the left is the
water, and to the right are the bicycle racks (and I thought that Florence
had a lot of bikes...) In the middle is the drainage system, to keep the
fountain water from going where it does not belong...
The above two pictures are of some stairs located inside the older part of
the library. Very nice stairs, especially the top set. They remind me of
Michelangelo's stairs in the Laurenteen library (I live a 3 minute walk from
that library, which is in every architectural history book).
