Architects: Peter Zumthor     Photography: Aldo Amoretti     Construction Period:  2001     Location:  Sauda, Norway

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor combines sleek and industrial aesthetics to bring the history of the briefly booming yet now abandoned Norwegian Allmannajuvet zinc mine to the forefront of memory.

The Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum joins several other architectural interventions in drawing attention and acclaim to 18 of Norway’s celebrated National Tourist Routes. Zumthor’s cluster of four buildings are situated upon Allmannajuvet gorge, part of the stunning Ryfylke route, which stretches from just outside Stavanger to Røldal.

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