Regular readers know GwinnettForum is a sucker for lighthouses, usually elegant structures known for their distinctive design and colors. Many readers may have seen this lighthouse. But can you remember where it is? Send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com and include your hometown.
For the last mystery, the always-prepared sleuths were dead onto this mystery. Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. explained it best: “Today’s mystery photo is of a museum, a bridge, an inhabitable sculpture and an optical illusion … all in one! Known as The Twist, the structure is located in the Kistefos Sculpture Park, about 25-miles northwest of Oslo in Jevnaker, Norway.
“The Kistefos Sculpture Park was built on the grounds of an old, 1890 wood pulp mill and contains all sorts of unique works of art. The park was first opened in 1996 next to the Randselva River and had 25 unique and somewhat bizarre sculptures. Since then, the number of sculptures have nearly doubled, and with the addition of the Twist in 2019, a visitor must now enter the museum and use it as a bridge to cross from one side of the river to the other.
“The Twist was designed by architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and first opened to the public on September 18, 2019. At over 150,000 square-feet in size, the Twist is designed to account for the difference in elevation of the riverbanks on either side, with a 90-degree twist in the middle allowing for the width of building to be placed on the lower riverbank while the length is placed on the higher bank, and thereby adapting artistically to the Kistefos’ natural landscape. Despite its twisting and spiraling appearance, the floors inside the building are predominantly flat. It is the facade of the building that appears to be twisting, not the entire building itself.”
The photograph came from Michael Clark of Atlanta, via Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill. Others recognizing this unique building were Stew Ogilvie of Lawrenceville; George Graf, Palmyra Va.; and Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: ebrack2@gmail.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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