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Page 1: Spanish solution of mysteries round 7

MYSTERY #7 FROM CZECH REPUBLIC ARCHITECTURE

Technically the name of this building is National Netherlander building, however, people call it as

"the drunk house” or “the dancing house”. It is also called Fred and Ginger Building (in honour to

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers).

It was designed by Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunic in co-operation with Canadian-

American architect Frank Gehry. It was designed in 1992 and completed in 1996.

MYSTERY #7 FROM NORWAY

The bridge is called Hardanger Bridge. It will link Bruravik and Brimnes across the Handanger

Fjord in Hordaland Country of western Norway.

It will be part of the road connection between Oslo and Bergen.

The cost will be 1,35 billion Norwegian kroner.

The construction started in February 2009 and opening is planned in 2013.

15350 tons of materials will be used when it is finished.

This bridge will be 1320m long, 186 m. high and a width of 7,5 m.

FRENCH MYSTERY #7 ARCHITECTURE

The French architect is Charles-Édouard Jeanneret. He is known as Le Corbusier, a family

nickname.

He was born in Switzerland on October 6, 1887. He became a French citizen in 1930. He died in

August 27, 1965.

His favourite number was the Aureum number.

The building is known as Cité Radieuse (Radiant City) and informally, as La Maison du Fada (The

House of the Mad) is located in Marseille.

It comprises 337 apartments arranged over twelve stories.

It is located in Marseille, whose typical fish soup is called Bouillabaisse.

The building that can be seen on top of a hill is “Notre Dame de la Garde”.

Marseille famous soap is made of olive oil.

SPANISH MYSTERY #7 ARCHITECTURE

The building is called “Hermita de San Antón” ( Saint Anton's Hermitage)

MATHEMATICS

The French mathematician was Évariste Galois. The quotation was Galileo's.

In the pattern you can find symmetries 2 3 6 if you rotate half of a turn around the side of the

twisted star, third of a turn around the centre of the triangle and sixth of a turn, around the point

where triangles meet.