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The Guthrie Opens
The new Guthrie Theater complex has nine levels and towers over passers-by with enormous signs and images.
MPR Photo/Marianne Combs
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Amber View
The top level of the new Guthrie theater complex offers a panoramic view of the river...shaded in amber. Architect Jean Nouvel says the tinted windows will offer a warmer, sunnier view in the depths of winter.
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The Guthrie Opens
The new Guthrie Theater complex has nine levels and towers over passers-by with enormous signs and images.
MPR Photo/Marianne Combs
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Fourth floor lobby
Architect Jean Nouvel designed the new Guthrie Theater complex so that the drama is not just limited to the stage. Each room has its own dramatic element, with lighting, colors and lines that suggest a very modern and bold vision.
Image courtesy of the Guthrie Theater
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