Bankside Power Station: The Architecture
Bankside Power Station
The former Bankside Power Station is pure art as the finely detailed brickwork pays testament to the work of (architect) Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.








 
Photo: The disused chimney of Bankside Power Station/Tate Modern © Fynevue March 2012.
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Bankside Power Station closed as long ago as 1981, but the building (mostly) lives on as a gallery, both to modern art, and the architectural legacy of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.

A monumental 'cathedral of power'
Like a 'cathedral of power', the vast structure, comprising the former turbine hall and chimney, reaches up into the sky.








Photo: Tate Modern © Fynevue Oct 2005.
The impressively detailed brickwork...
The impressively detailed brickwork continues throughout the expansive windows.



Photo: Bankside Power Station © Fynevue Mar 2012.
The expansive windows...
The impressively detailed brickwork continues throughout the expansive windows.






Photo: Bankside Power Station © Fynevue Mar 2012.
Office spaces
Office spaces within the former Bankside Power Station.


Photo: Bankside Power Station © Fynevue Feb 2012.
London: Bankside Power Station 1981
As it was: Bankside Power Station 20th April 1981 from Hopton Street/Sumner Street.


Photo: Bankside Power Station © Mike Lidgley 1981 (via flickr).
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