Only mountains can be better than mountains: a museum overlooking the famous Alpine peaks

Only mountains can be better than mountains: a museum overlooking the famous Alpine peaks

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An unusual structure has appeared on the popular peak of Kronplatz. Part of it is hidden in the ground, and the other hangs over the cliff in three tunnels. This is the sixth and final museum dedicated to the achievements of the famous climber Reinhold Messner. The corridors in the building resemble caves or mountain tunnels, and the observation deck offers stunning views of the famous peaks of the Dolomites.

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Only mountains can be better than mountains: a museum overlooking the famous Alpine peaks

1. MMM Corones is a museum named after climber Reinhold Messner.

Only mountains can be better than mountains: a museum overlooking the famous Alpine peaks

2. Museum designed by architect Zaha Hadid.

“Only mountains can be better than mountains,” the famous architect Zaha Hadid probably thought the same way and created the MMM Corones Museum in the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is dedicated to the biography and achievements of the famous mountaineer Reinhold Messner, who became famous for the fact that he managed to conquer all 14 peaks over 8000 meters (“eight-thousanders”), and was also the first to climb Everest without an oxygen mask.

Only mountains can be better than mountains: a museum overlooking the famous Alpine peaks

3. Museum located in the Dolomites.

Only mountains can be better than mountains: a museum overlooking the famous Alpine peaks

4. MMM Corones. Museum expositions.

The museum is located on the site of the Kronplatz mountain - a popular place among tourists. When entering it, visitors seem to fall into tunnels or grottoes, which lead them to an observation deck overlooking famous peaks.

Only mountains can be better than mountains: a museum overlooking the famous Alpine peaks

5. MMM Corones. Interior.

The main building material of the museum was reinforced concrete and fiber-reinforced concrete. The design was developed by the architect in accordance with the surrounding landscape. The exterior gray panels of the façade are reminiscent of limestone, while the dark gleaming parts of the interior look like anthracite. In order to create a museum with an area of 1000 sq. meters, nearly 4,000 sq. meters of rock, then to make a huge mound on top of the building.

Only mountains can be better than mountains: a museum overlooking the famous Alpine peaks

6. Observation deck overlooking the famous Alpine peaks.

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