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Concrete Columns Light up to Create a Rainbow Hallway


If you happen to visit the Netherlands Architecture Institute, make sure to head to the colonnade under the institute to be immersed in a rainbow of light. Artist Peter Struycken has turned the over 550-feet long series of columns into a row of canvases where you'll never know which color combination you're going to witness next.

The columns are uniformly illuminated by a simple but ingenious system of only red, green and blue lamps. Using a computer system, both primary and as well as blended color combinations occur every ten minutes. Lucky for us, a handful of photographers have captured a few of these stunning displays, the ones that they've personally witnessed with their very own eyes.

Above photo by Ronald Bellekom


Photo by Peter Struycken


Photo by Quistnix


Photo by Pieter Musterd


Photo by Sjoerd van Oosten


Photo by Susana Serrato


Photo by Elvin


Photo by Peter Struycken


Photo by Jacqueline ter Haar

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