Word: alpenglow
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tangled foreshore scrub: "There is no white here to take the sun and make it dazzle the eyes-not like the Mediterranean or South America. So I had white in mind when I designed the Opera House. The final effect will at times resemble what we call Alpengluhen [alpenglow], the color you get on snowcapped mountains when the sun is setting, the beautiful pink and violet reflections from the combination of mat snow and shiny ice." The bouquet of shells, holding the main hall, two secondary theaters, art-exhibition space, a chamber-music room and a restaurant, would be anchored...
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