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Picassos in Oslo buildings bombed by Anders Breivik may be junked
Source: Reuters
Picassos in Oslo buildings bombed by Anders Breivik may be junked
Reuters in Oslo
The Guardian, Friday 13 December 2013 20.34 GMT
Five Picasso designs etched into concrete may face the wrecking ball at government buildings in Oslo bombed by anti-Islam militant Anders Breivik in 2011.
Spread across two buildings, including the prime minister's 17-storey HihHigh Block High Block offices, the works were etched in 1958. They are the first Picassos in concrete, and four of them were especially designed for the site.
Norway is debating the future of the damaged buildings where eight people were killed. After the bombing Breivik killed 69 more people, mostly teenagers, at the ruling Labour party's summer camp.
The new government, in office since October, is expected to consider the issue next spring. Officials insist no decision has been made.
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Reuters in Oslo
The Guardian, Friday 13 December 2013 20.34 GMT
Five Picasso designs etched into concrete may face the wrecking ball at government buildings in Oslo bombed by anti-Islam militant Anders Breivik in 2011.
Spread across two buildings, including the prime minister's 17-storey HihHigh Block High Block offices, the works were etched in 1958. They are the first Picassos in concrete, and four of them were especially designed for the site.
Norway is debating the future of the damaged buildings where eight people were killed. After the bombing Breivik killed 69 more people, mostly teenagers, at the ruling Labour party's summer camp.
The new government, in office since October, is expected to consider the issue next spring. Officials insist no decision has been made.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/13/picassos-oslo-buildings-bombed-anders-breivik