The entrance to the underground Chambers of Wonder
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The Swarovski Kristallwelten is a mixture of
dreams and reality,
fairytale characters and mystical creatures.
The Chambers of Wonder was built in 1995 by
multi-media artist Andre Heller
- including a collection of installations
and glittering works by artists
.
.
.Some examples what is inside the Chambers of Wonder:
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The Centanerat 300.000 karats,
the largest cut crystal in the world
.
Crystal DomeA thousand beams of refracted light dance around
the facetted walls to the sound of music
by Brian Eno
- gives the impression of a space that never ends
- standing there is like standing
at the very heart of a giant crystal
- the negative thing was that people were quite loud there,
with a total silence it would have been
a totally different experience
.
A part of a a frosty tree,Silent Light
made by Tord Boontje & Alexander McQueen
with hundreds of crystals
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A part of the 55 Million Crystalsby Brian Eno
- a place that feels like music -
that was his artistic intention
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My favourite chamber!Reflections
- a spiral comprising 48 polygons
- the formation, fascination and scientific
importance of crystals are documented
in pictures, graphics, illustrations and animations
At the heart of the installation,the mystic nature of this sparkling material
is revealed
.
Leviathan,a mysterious glow of the siphonophora
.
The light installation by Thomas Feuerstein
changed the colour of the light
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Beautiful gardens outside the chambers
Beautiful gardens outside the chambers
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The hand of the giant,
labyrinth
After getting lost couple of times,
finally found the stone in the middle
of the giant's hand
Somehow found the way out too
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Swarovski Crystal World
6112 Wattens
- a shuttle bus from the main railway station in Innsbruck
left at 9am, 11am, 1pm, & 3pm
&
back at 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm
- took the 11am bus there and came by 1.30pm bus back,
enought time to see the exhibition,
visit the huge store and the garden,
had something to drink & eat
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