The magnificent building was designed by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au for the BMW Group.
As many as 275 architecture firms submitted tenders for the BMW Welt, but in a unanimous decision the winning design was by Professor Wolf D Prix and the Viennese architecture firm Coop Himmelb(l)au.
Image: General view of the redesigned BMW car museum. | Photograph: Johannes Simon/Getty Images Images
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