# Visually stunning, and the largest work of indoor art in the world.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 20, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visually-stunning-and-the-largest-work-of-indoor-art-in-the-world/688848 "2014-05-20T17:44:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visually-stunning-and-the-largest-work-of-indoor-art-in-the-world/688848/1 "2014-05-20T17:44:32Z")

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Rotterdam is the second-largest town in the Netherlands, and known for its modern architecture. Three years ago the city commissioned the building of a new indoor market building. The set-up was already interesting enough: stalls on the floor of a huge hollow building. ([architects drawing made before the building).](http://www.e-architect.co.uk/images/jpgs/rotterdam/rotterdam_market_hall_m181109_4.jpg)

Today the building is finished. It is stunning. Even more stunning is the decorations on the inside. The artist made a photomontage of falling fruits, foods, fish, bread and insects. As if you’re little Alice in Wonderland, and a Godzilla-sized horn of plenty is shaken out over your head. And every raspberry or grape or ladybug or shrimp is the size of a building of four floors.

Enjoy [some pictures on the site of the comapny](http://www.tsvisuals.nl/pg-1001-7-75608/pagina/markthalrotterdam.html) who printed the 4000 panels that make up the decoration.

And a [walk through on You-tube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwbU3NQ8rNA). (made when it was almost finished).

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**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visually-stunning-and-the-largest-work-of-indoor-art-in-the-world/688848/2 "2014-05-20T20:09:05Z")

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Beautiful! Not sure about that giant snail though.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visually-stunning-and-the-largest-work-of-indoor-art-in-the-world/688848/3 "2014-05-20T20:46:28Z")

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Two kewl!

That’s one huge strawberry.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visually-stunning-and-the-largest-work-of-indoor-art-in-the-world/688848/4 "2014-05-20T20:49:41Z")

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That totally fucking rocks!

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visually-stunning-and-the-largest-work-of-indoor-art-in-the-world/688848/5 "2014-05-21T03:57:39Z")

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It’s a great concept, but I wish they’d used 2 parabolas for the cross-section. Or even circles would be better.