点评:We didn’t attend a concert or conference at Harpa, but you certainly don’t need to be attending an event to appreciate this remarkable building.
Situated on Reykjavík’s waterfront, Harpa is architecturally stunning from the outside, but I found the interior even more impressive. The enormous geometric glass façade and mirrored ceiling create constantly changing patterns of light, reflections and shadows throughout the foyer. On a sunny day it was quite spectacular.
The façade was inspired by Iceland’s basalt formations, and the building went on to win the prestigious European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture in 2013. It is easy to understand why.
Visitors are able to enter and explore the public areas even without attending an event, and there is also a restaurant and a large shop selling Icelandic gifts and souvenirs.
Icelanders should be very proud of Harpa. It is not simply a concert and conference centre but an iconic piece of contemporary architecture and, in my opinion, well worth visiting just to experience the building itself.
翻译:我们并没有去Harpa音乐厅或会议中心参加任何活动,但其实即便不参加活动,也完全值得去欣赏这座杰出的建筑。
Harpa坐落于雷克雅未克的海滨地带,其外观本身就极具建筑美感,而我觉得内部更是令人叹为观止。巨大的几何形玻璃外墙与镜面天花板使得门厅中不断出现各种变幻的光影、倒影与阴影效果。在阳光明媚的日子里,景象尤为壮观。其外墙设计灵感源自冰岛的玄武岩地貌,这座建筑随后于2013年荣获享有盛誉的欧盟当代建筑奖。这也就不难理解了。
即便没有参加任何活动,游客也能进入并参观这里的公共区域;馆内还设有一家餐厅以及一家出售冰岛特色礼品和纪念品的大型商店。
冰岛人理应为哈帕音乐厅感到无比自豪。它不仅仅是一个音乐会和会议中心,更是一座极具标志性的现代建筑;在我看来,即便只是为了领略这座建筑的魅力,也绝对值得一访。