Barbican in the City of London, London England UK. October 2018. Colourful Crossings, featuring a bespoke street design by Eley Kishimoto
Barbican Housing and Arts Complex in the City of London, London England UK. October 2018 Showing brutalist architecture built in the 1960's to the 1980's The Barbican Estate is a residential estate that was built during the 1960s and the 1980s within the City of London in Central London, in an area once devastated by World War II bombings and today densely populated by financial institutions. It contains, or is adjacent to, the Barbican Arts Centre, the Museum of London, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Barbican public library, the City of London School for Girls forming the Barbican Complex. The Barbican Complex is a prominent example of British brutalist architecture and is Grade II listed as a whole with the exception of the late Milton Court. Milton Court once contained a fire station, medical facilities, and some flats but was demolished to allow the construction of a new apartment complex, which also contains additional facilities for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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Location: Barbican London
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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