Rahmenbau, Steel art installation at Friedrichsplatz, Kassel, Germany
The Rahmenbau consists of a 14-meter vertical steel grid frame with a smaller brass frame mounted through a steel walkway at Friedrichsplatz.
Created in 1977 for documenta 6, the Rahmenbau stands where the Auetor gate remained until 1907, later replaced by the Prussian State Theater.
The steel structure functions as a visual device that guides visitors to observe the landscape of Karlsaue park and the Orangerie building.
The installation includes a narrow steel walkway that allows visitors to approach the smaller frame and experience different perspectives of the landscape.
The structure creates two nested landscape views through its dual-frame system, measuring 31 meters long, 14 meters high, and 16.5 meters wide.
Location: Kassel
Inception: 1977
Creator: Haus-Rucker-Co
GPS coordinates: 51.31167,9.49861
Latest update: March 7, 2025 12:05
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