New skyscraper in London officially called One Blackfriars. Also known as The Vase or The Boomerang. The reflective building, right is Tate Modern.

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Tate Modern is housed in the former Bankside Power Station, which was originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of Battersea Power Station, and built in two stages between 1947 and 1963. It is directly across the river from St Paul's Cathedral. The power station closed in 1981. Prior to redevelopment, the power station was a 200 m (660 ft) long, steel framed, brick clad building with a substantial central chimney standing 99 m (325 ft). The structure was roughly divided into three main areas each running east-west – the huge main Turbine Hall in the centre, with the boiler house to the north and the switch house to the south.

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Size: 5406px × 8006px
Location: 1-16 Blackfriars Rd, South Bank, London SE1 9GD
Photo credit: © Colin Walton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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