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A Walk
Around the Barbican
All of the images were contributed by Megan Boardman.                 Within the Barbican sit St Giles Cripplegate Church and remnants of London's ancient Roman Wall.   Note: the crenulations at top of
the building on right are different to all other parts
of complex - this was the first building built, later
the style changed. The water is dyed green since
it is not very deep and would otherwise reflect gray
buildings.
        Below: clever concealment of
parking garages - not visible from walkway due to size
of lip at edge. Note textured concrete - done in
situ using drills.
 Below concrete samples retained in service passage.   ************************ The Barbican Arts Centre  This is the current front entrance
to the arts centre. Originally it was the
service entrance. The architects intended people
to access via skywalks. The Centre has a 40m
lift to take lorries down to the theatre for
unloading.
   When the Arts Centre was modified
in the 2000s to move the entrance to Silk Street, it
was necessary to construct this walkway. This
prevented the light from above getting to the lower
levels of the Centre. To address this problem,
they added this circular skylight in the middle of the
walkway.
      ******************* The Barbican Conservatory       Close Window  |