Kategoriarkiv: Completed Expeditions

Here are the moonhouse expeditions already completed. Enjoy:

Taj Mahal

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The Moonhouse with the Taj Mahal in the background

The Moonhouse Expedition with Cajsa Högberg at Taj Mahal at Agra, India.

Cajsa Högberg has brought the Moonhouse to Taj Mahal in Agra, India. Cajsa was in India and Agra on business and brought a Moonhouse along. 
The Taj Mahal was completed between 1632 and 1643 by Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal]. The building is considered to the be one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
When the Moonhouse meets the Taj Mahal it is a meeting on many levels. 
It can be argued that the Taj Mahal and the Moonhouse are two of the most significant buildings in history of mankind. The former building was concieved and materialised in the past while the latter is concieved now and will materialise in the future. The two bring their respective messages from their respective coordinates in time. 
The past, the present and the future meet in beautiful glory.
While most would agree that the Moonhouse is a ”house” as the name says, the notion that the Moonhouse is a ”building” is challenged by vigorously by some, particularly those with professional interest such as architects. There is no challenge that the Taj Mahal is a building where it sits on the banks of River Yamuna in Agra. The question is why the Moonhouse when it sits at the foothills of Sinus Iridum on the Moon is not a building. Here the meeting is one between different conceptions. 
Both buildings carry their own investment of age old beauty. The Taj Mahal in the curved complex and unique splendour available when no expense is spared available to the few with immense wealth. The Moonhouse in the angular and minimalistic beauty available in the ubiquitous to those with small means. Thus, the elite meets the masses, the wealthy meet the poor, east meets west. 
The Moonhouse Expedition is very grateful to Cajsa for bringing the house on this exciting expedition.
 
The Moonhouse is art. It challenges.

Göteborg!

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The Moonhouse Expeditions have brought the house to the sunny west coast and the city of salt, the city of sunsets, the port to the west, little London, also known as – Göteborg! Fredrik Zeybrandt carried the house through the … Fortsätt läsa →

A Moonhouse on Mar..sorry… Negev

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A Moonhouse in the Negev desert

The reddish dry rocks of the Negev Desert in Israel gives you that martian feeling, even though the skies are blue and the air is hot (and breathable). It’s not Mars, but an exciting area nevertheless.

The Moonhouse landed at  lat: 29.504383, long: 34.904680 approximately 11.00 UTC 15 feb 2013. The spot lies right at the border between Israel and Egypt and the border fence runs along the road that is vaguely visible between the hills behind the moonhouse. This expedition did not have the opportunity to move closer to the border since an israeli army outpost on the hill to the left made it clear that it was not a good idea.

If you look around from the moonhouse vantage point you can see Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. One kilometer away from the moonhouse lies the Taba crossing, which is the only regulated landcrossing between Israel and Egypt.

Here is the map!

A moonhouse in Månstad (Moontown)

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Now we are truly on the way. Petra Vainonpää has become a true housetronaut and caught the Moonhouse in this beautiful image taken in Månstad. Månstad translates directly into Moontown and lies in beautiful Västergötland, close to the city of Borås.

Månstad 2b med rött hus

 

7 Wonders – The Great Wall of China

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The Moohhouse on the Great Wall of China near Badaling, China.

The Moohhouse on the Great Wall of China near Badaling, China. Foto: Anders Lif.

One of the first if not _the_ first appearances of the Moonhouse outside Sweden was on the Great Wall of China near Badaling when the author/journalist Anders Lif brought the house to the first of the Seven Wonders of the World in 2008. Anders Lif is also the author of the book ”Mångalen : Genberg och de tusen musketörerna” (ISBN13: 9789185319206) chronicling the Moonhouse poject

En höjd med utsikt – Expedition till Hagahöjden

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Hagahöjden January 20, 2013

Hagahöjden January 20, 2013

I dagens fantastiska vinterväder letade sig Månhuset upp till Hagahöjden för att njuta av utsikten. Med minus tre grader kallt och och runt en fot snöpuder vad förutsättningarna för en expedition. Den enda som skiljde dagen från en full femetta var snökristallerna som gjorde sikten lite disig men det gjorde inte så mycket eftersom zoom-objektivet råkade bli kvar hemma och min tänkta telebild med huset och globen tillsammans ändå inte kunde fångas.

The very first expedition

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Morning spend building the model. It took roughly three hours to put it together. The high aim of the expedition was reach a local summit before the sun set and the lighting conditions became too bad. We reached the top … Fortsätt läsa →