The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao chose titanium after ruling out other materials The finish of the approximately 33 000 extremely thin titanium sheets provides a rough and organic effect adding to the material s color changes depending on the weather and light conditions The other two materials used in the building limestone and glass harmonize perfectly achieving an architectural design with a great visual impact that has now become a real icon of the city throughout the world

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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao chose titanium after ruling out other materials. The finish of the approximately 33,000 extremely thin titanium sheets provides a rough and organic effect, adding to the material's color changes depending on the weather and light conditions. The other two materials used in the building, limestone and glass, harmonize perfectly, achieving an architectural design with a great visual impact that has now become a real icon of the city throughout the world.