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Swiss National Museum (24)
Miha2ou7 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 650 W: 1 N: 887] (3677)
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Hello there,

The Swiss National Museum or Landesmuseum (German) – part of the Musée Suisse Group – is one of the most important art museums of cultural history in Europe and the world. It is located in the city of Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, next to the Main Station.

The museum building of 1898 in the historicist style was built by Gustav Gull in the form of the French Renaissance city chateaus. His impressive architecture with dozens of towers, courts and his astonishing park on an island between the rivers Sihl and Limmat has become one of the main sights of the Old City District of Zurich.

The exhibition tour takes the visitor from prehistory through ancient times and the Middle Ages to the 20th century (classic modern art and art of the 16th, 17th and 18th century is settled mainly in the Kunsthaus Museum in a different part of the city of Zurich). There is a very rich section with gothic art, chivalry and a comprehensive collection of liturgical wooden sculptures, panel paintings and carved altars.

Wikipedia

This is, of course, only a part of it. I didnt get to go inside since I was pretty much pressed with time, and I think it was also closed, due to renovation - beside the fact that I wasnt there in the visiting hours.

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Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D50
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Exposure Time: 10/800 sec
F-Stop: f/9.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
Date Taken: 2006-10-30 10:58
Metering Mode: Pattern
File Size: 199 kb

Some levels, contrasts, + 10 saturation, luminance adjustment, selective colors (the bright ones), minimal exposure readjustment, shadow/highlights (+2, +30 - sorry about the gray patch on the far left).

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Thanks for viewing, commenting and suggesting. Enjoy.

Lep pozdrav.
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Miha2ou7 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 650 W: 1 N: 887] (3677)
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Edited by:KiiT Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 11 W: 6 N: 23] (58)
Masked out the sky on a duplicate background layer, set blend mode screen, opacity 30%. Then added an adjustment layer, hue/saturation, increased saturation 20% on red only, blend mode saturation, opacity 80%.