Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Aiola Island

This is the coolest bridge and the coolest bar I’ve ever seen! Here I present you Aiola Island, located right in the center of the Mur river in Graz, Austria.
It was built in 2003, and immediately developed itself as a popular attraction. The ‘island’ was created by the New York artist Vito Acconci.
It has a sunbathing area, a trendy bar and a coffee house, plus it allows you to cross the Mur river from one shore to another.



Photo Credit: Aiola Island

17 comments:

Unknown said...

Absolutely beautiful. It looks a bit odd in contrast to the mountains & forest around it, but very unique & pretty!

Froggy said...

Bad Ass...that's all I have to say.

Unknown said...

Yes ! I like it !

Anonymous said...

Very aesthetically pleasing and seems to be "Modernly Exquiste".

Brett said...

how do the boats get down the river?
cool place though

Anonymous said...

too blue, too cold, I'll pass

Anonymous said...

The same as everyone else, Brett!

Anonymous said...

the contrast it offers is the beauty. i have been there and the coffe is quite good. as well, don not pass up the chance to visit the bathroom, you could get lost in it.

John said...

Looks like a big round lego piece with a bit of plastic wrap wrapped carelessly around it. I don't get it.

Juzam Djinn said...

wow it's really beautiful

www.juzamdjinn.blogspot.com

Jamie said...

Juzam Djinn, thank you for sharing your weblog. I like it! Thanks.

Jamie
=^.^=

Anonymous said...

I've been there and it's certainly beautiful, but what you can't see is that the other bridge in this photo leads to an even more impressive structure right nextdoor called "The Friendly Alien".

There are some pics here:
http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/1203/design_1-1.html

Jamie said...

Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing, Matt!

Jamie
=^.^=

Chamunks said...

Looks like something from gene roddenberrys earth final conflict. Absolutely gorgeous

Anonymous said...

What the blob is this thing!?!? People see things they think are "modern" feel like they have to like them. First of all- not modern. Second of all, bridges are some of the greatest feats of architecture, this thing is .... a snailshell!?!?

good God I need my registration quicker...

Anonymous said...

Here's a great one- rotterdam <3

http://www.ce.ntu.edu.tw/photo/bridge/bridge15bErasmus%20Bridge,%20Rotterdam,%20The%20Netherlands.jpg

Anonymous said...

what beer do they have on tap?