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Barbican Estate

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T1pkp

September 25, 2019

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WWII bombings left this area seriously damaged. So in the 1960s, following the architectural ideas of that time, this fine example of brutalist architecture was built. It consists of residential and cultural buildings, including europe's largest performing arts centre.

Karla

August 25, 2024

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Access to the public highwalks of the Barbican Estate is possible from several surrounding streets via stairs and ramps. The complex, built between the 1960s and 1980s, was designed by …

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