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Battersea Power Station, London, seen from across the River Thames
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NOTES: The first phase was completed in 1933. The second two chimneystacks were added between 1944 and 1955.
Battersea Power Station, London, seen from across the River Thames
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NOTES: The first phase was completed in 1933. The second two chimneystacks were added between 1944 and 1955.
Battersea Power Station, London, seen from the river
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NOTES: The first phase was completed in 1933. The second two chimneystacks were added between 1944 and 1955.
Battersea Power Station, London, seen from the north bank of the Thames
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NOTES: The first phase was completed in 1933. The second two chimneystacks were added between 1944 and 1955.
Battersea Power Station, London: the gutted interior
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NOTES: The first phase was completed in 1933. The second two chimneystacks were added between 1944 and 1955.
Battersea Power Station, London: detail of the scaffolding supporting the external walls
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NOTES: The first phase was completed in 1933. The second two chimneystacks were added between 1944 and 1955.
Bankside Power Station, (Tate Modern), Southwark, London, floodlit at night
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NOTES: Built 1954-1960, by Mott, Hay & Anderson (engineers) and architect Giles Gilbert Scott. It was converted into an art gallery by architects Herzog and De Meuron and opened as Tate Modern in May 2000.
Millennium Bridge, River Thames, London: detail of the cable anchorage, with the Tate Modern art gallery behind, at night
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NOTES: Tate Modern (formerly Bankside Power Station) was built by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1954-1960) with engineers Mott Hay and Anderson. It opened in May 2000 following conversion into and art gallery by Herzog & de Meuron.