4. Frank Lloyd Wright originally wanted to call Guggenheim the «archseum», which means «see from the top.»
5. The seal on the floor of Guggenheim's entrance says: «Let each man exercise the art he knows» – Aristophanes 422 a. C.
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6. When the Guggenheim museum opened its doors in 1959, the admission cost was 50 cents.
7. A walk along the Guggenheim ramp from the ground floor to the dome measures 431 meters.
8. Frank Lloyd Wright first proposed red marble for the museum's facade. He said: «Red is the color of creation.»
9. The Guggenheim building is made of 700 tons of steel and 198 square meters of concrete.
10. Verlag is a font created for Guggenheim by Hoefler & Frere-Jones, based on the iconic art deco letters of the museum.
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11. Approximately 3,000 people waited in a row on October 21, 1959 to be the first to visit the Guggenheim Museum.
12. The films filmed in the Guggenheim include Bye Bye Birdie, Manhattan by Woody Allen, Men In Black, The International and When in Rome.
13. To design the Guggenheim Frank museum, Lloyd Wright created more than 700 sketches.
14. $ 3 million were needed to build the Guggenheim Museum 1943-1959. The restoration of the exterior 2005-2008 cost $ 29 million.
15. In 1999, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani declared on October 21 «Guggenheim Museum Day» for New York.
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