| Architect |
Foster +
Partners |
| Date
Built |
Completion
2017 |
| Location |
Cannon Street
& Walbrook |
| Description |
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This building on Cannon
Street in the City of London is to be the
European Headquarters of Bloomberg, a
privately held software, data and media
company.
 The architects say on their website that the building, "... is respectful of its location in the heart of the City of London, close to the Bank of England and two of Sir Christopher Wren’s finest buildings, St. Paul’s Cathedral and the church of St. Stephen’s Walbrook." adding that, "... At ten-storeys, the buildings’ height complements neighbouring structures and protects views of St Paul’s Cathedral. Their facades echo the classic hierarchy and proportions of the City’s historic buildings, with a two-storey colonnaded base, six office floors and two levels set back above the cornice line at the very top. Echoing the colours, textures and solidity of its neighbours, the façade combines sandstone with deep bronze blades."   It comprises two buildings linked by glazed bridges that are contained within a central retail arcade. It is, "... designed to maximise natural ventilation, and integrates roof-mounted photovoltaic panels and a combined cooling heat and power system."       On the ground floor
of the Bloomberg Building is a cultural
space entiltled appropriate
"Space". It provides the public
with access to the the remains of the
Roman Temple of Mithras, known as The
London Mithraeum.
 The temple, that dates from AD240, was first discovered in 1952 during the excavation of a WWII bomb site. In the 1960s the temple was in the way of a new building and the decision was taken to move it and reconstruct it in a "convenient" location. However, when Bloombergs acquired the site the decision was taken to recopnstruct the temple in its original position which is now in the basement of thgeir new European H Q. Visitors enter into a gallery area showing contemporary art and a wall of artifacts uncovered during the excavation of the temple.   From here
visitors descend into the basement
stopping first to explore
interactive displays offering
in-depth information about Mithras
and the temple.
  From here you
descend one more shallow flight
of stairs to the temple itself
displayted with the use of a
sophisticated light and sound
display
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