The happy marriage of a panorama (a giant 360-degree painting) and a gasometer (a giant gas tank) is a panometer. The unusual concept is the brainchild of Berlin-based artist Yadegar Asisi, who uses paper and pencil and computer technology to create bafflingly detailed monumental scenes drawn from nature or history. Each work is about 100m long and 30m high.
Asisi Panometer
Leipzig
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4. Museum für Musikinstrumente
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5. Museum für Angewandte Kunst
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6. Museum für Völkerkunde
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8. Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst
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