Battersea Power Station is finally opening to the public and it’s spectacular says Timeout, as the London icon’s redevelopment has been more than eight years in the making and cost around £9 billion.
image: Battersea Power Station website
… expected to eventually bring in up to 30 million visitors every year…
Timeout writes:
The monumental Battersea Power Station redevelopment finally opens its doors…
An iconic fixture of London’s Thames skyline, the original station was built in the 1930s and was joined with a second turbine hall in the 1950s. At its peak, the station produced a fifth of London’s electricity, until the power was switched off in 1983. In its heyday, it was burning through 230 tonnes of coal PER HOUR. Right in the middle of a city of 8 million people. Gulp….
Vast, airy and architecturally staggering, the building is now home to loads of shops, restaurants and bars, as well as around 254 homes and thousands of square feet of office space (including Apple’s new UK headquarters)….
The stunning art deco Control Room A, restored from the 1930s, will now be used as an events space….
The Battersea Power Station Northern Line tube extension that opened last year will be vital to the success of this project, which is expected to eventually bring in up to 30 million visitors every year. It opens to the public with a free ‘Festival of Power’, taking place on… October 22-23.
Visit the Battersea Power Station website
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