Ieoh Ming Pei's seal knife of the Qatar _ love can not always be

Qatar's most beautiful architectural-Islamic Art Museum as if rich countries and the rich are the same, one overnight, it started playing with antiques, collecting works of art, whether it is a show of wealth, investment needs, or to demonstrate its unique taste, anyway, is to prove to the world: I not only money but also cultural. If you put this hobby rose to the height of the State, what? just to look at the newly opened Qatar "Islamic Art Museum" (TheMuseum of Islamic Art). For Chinese people, the Museum also has another special meaning: it is a Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei's international seals the knife of Qatar, which was authorized by the ruling family al-Thani works is considered to be the final Declaration of the "Ieoh Ming Pei." We walked along the coastal road soon will see is located in a building of artificial islands in white modern building. It is said that King was originally rejected by Ieoh Ming Pei's invitation was reluctant in Doha were bare city, skyscrapers built in the shadow of a modern Museum, Emil to make sense, so the master is separate, Bay with Kodama, 91-year-old Ieoh Ming Pei, you are not a lot of money is money, and that the sea an acre of land little away from the hustle and bustle of reinforced cement. So how, the King ordered the fill out a piece of artificial islands, like their games, and also a project regardless of cost. However, since as the 20th century one of the most successful architect, Ieoh Ming Pei took this task or messed up their own brands, and has visited the North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula of many buildings, and finally from the 9th century mosque in ancient Egypt was the inspiration, as he said, to capture live the essence of the "Islamic architecture." We lift from car park to the second floor, after a sea channel. Museum wall with white limestone stacks, refraction in the azure sea, forming a magnificent force, Quattro and the architectural detail, typical Islamic style of geometric patterns and Arab traditions arched Windows, also adds to this monster somewhat soft, slightly and its out of gas. The Museum consists of a 5 storey main building and a 2 storey annexe building, and a central garden, main building, the structure and corners, with the ultimate surround level height extension in a 50-metre around the Central Vault. Its internal design is still a modernist and Islamic traditions of two themes, here, Ieoh Ming Pei more lessons from the religious architectural features. He believed that history is a continuous process of steady progress, this view in the Islamic Art Museum there are subtle manifestation, it's simple and abstract surface modelling, both on formal modernism (HighModernism), and is the oldest Islamic architecture in response. While Arab features of hemispherical dome is a stainless steel plate-built complex graphics, it was pierced show an eye-shaped openings, to recall the baroque churches and the ancient mosques often uses the complex geometric patterns. Museum Atrium huge silver Dome, the 150-foot high glass curtain wall decoration, wall, window is the magnificent landscape of the Persian Gulf. This design in addition to the inspiration from Egypt Cairo, also taken from 8 to 9 century established in Tunisia, no wonder that the bastion has just returned from Tunisia over the cat feels familiar. This floating on the water, modern building is completed immediately become Qatar new national flag. Qatar formally announced to the peoples of the world: as long as you have money, you can do anything. Doha, originally a small fishing port of nomadic peoples, but to become the world's cultural capital targets taking the first step, ultimately want to Middle East Cultural Centre, ambitious. But then again, after all, investment or pieces of art noble things than those wealthy nations with war means stronger from other countries plunder. Islamic Art Museum from Qatar King and his 26-year-old daughter, Princess raised SheikhaalMayassa envisaged, it is just 7 Museum planning, establishing Art Museum is to review from the birth of Islam to the Ottoman Empire's heyday that period of history, then, the Muslim world is global scientific experiments and cultural tolerance of the Center. This is indeed a cat in Doha to see the most beautiful buildings, Ieoh Ming Pei intent creating a symbol of Islamic culture, while at the same time as Qatar and Middle Eastern residents to build a common heritage. This elegant Palace of the arts, the cultural offerings in was religious base, for his brilliant design career draw a perfect full stop. The Qatar people proud at the same time, let the Chinese conceit. But authorities are looking forward to each year attract at least 30 million visitors, it seems unrealistic, at least we arrive, found opened less than half a year of huge Museum visitors only 35 people. Let us walk into the mountain fortress of modern art, take a look at the Qatar national "collections". (To be continued)