The new building of the National Coach Museum designed by Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha (Pritzker Prize 2006) with Portuguese architect Ricardo Bak Gordon, inaugurated in May 2015. Northern facade of the main building, where the coaches are exhibited. In the interest of conservation, very little natural light is allowed to enter the exhibition space, hence the minimal window openings.‹›
National Coach Museum

Paulo Mendes da Rocha

Exterior · Belém, Portugal

Photo: Bosc d'Anjou from New York, NY, USA · 2015-05-30 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3549×2585

The new building of the National Coach Museum designed by Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha (Pritzker Prize 2006) with Portuguese architect Ricardo Bak Gordon, inaugurated in May 2015. Northern facade of the main building, where the coaches are exhibited. In the interest of conservation, very little natural light is allowed to enter the exhibition space, hence the minimal window openings.

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