Few hours in the steel and glass box

As I mentioned in my last post I was in Berlin for a few days, I took a few hours to go to the Neue Nationalgalerie by Mies van der Rohe. Since i suddenly decided to go there while i was having a coffee, i did no research on where it is. So after getting lost in the U-bahn for about an hour, by chance I found the famous glass box (it was only one station from where I started). It is remarkable how simple it is, I walked around the museum before going in, looking at all the detailing of this piece of architecture. Mies was famous for his use of material and detailing in his work. What makes this gallery special is that the main floor is normally empty, all the art work goes into the basement, which I have to say is quite strange for a museum. However they were holding a temporary expedition on the main floor when I was there so it kind of ruins the idea...
As an minimalist architect, Mies goes by the philosophy `Less is more', the work he does looks very simply, it even gives the impression that minimalist architecture is very easy to design but trust me, its not... I tried in my uni project and it didn't work well.
Another thing that I like by Mies is his Barcelona Chair, not only they are very nice to sit in, I think they simply look amazing, I would love to have a few of those at my flat, maybe I should start saving up...