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A POLICE STATION WITH SPECTACULAR ART

A POLICE STATION WITH SPECTACULAR ART

Zurich

Bahnhofquai 3

View one of the world's most beautiful police station entrances, adorned by the Giacometti Murals. Enter a simple wooden door and behold a stunning display of colour. Walls, columns and a vaulted ceiling are splashed with floral designs, bursting with hues of golden red, fiery orange and vibrant yellow. How did it happen? In the early 1900s, a former orphanage cellar was turned into the town hall foyer - with depressingly dim lighting. Artist Augusto Giacometti was commissioned to infuse vitality. Be warned, photographs are forbidden. If you're caught snapping shots, police won't have to take you far!
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