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Bankside Power Station is a decommissioned electricity generating station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in the Bankside area of the Borough of Southwark, London. It generated electricity from 1891 to 1981. It was also used as a training base for electrical and mechanical student apprenticeships from all over the country.
After sharing the Millbank site with Tate Britain for many decades, since 2000 Tate Modern has occupied the converted former Bankside Power Station. This was originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of Battersea Power Station, and built in two stages between 1947 and 1963.
- 2000; 23 years ago
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May 12, 2000 · Learn how Tate converted the redundant Bankside Power Station into a home for its collection of international modern and contemporary art in London. Find out about the architects, the funding, the construction and the opening of Tate Modern in 2000.
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Learn how the former Bankside Power Station, a stunning industrial landmark in London, was transformed into a world-class gallery for modern and contemporary art. Discover the design, construction and transformation of Tate Modern by Herzog & de Meuron.
Sep 17, 2013 · London’s Bankside Power Station stood disused from 1981 until 2000, when it opened to the public as The Tate Modern. Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron approached the conversion with a...
Jun 21, 2016 · The disused Bankside Power Station, London, in the early 1990s – with generating turbines still in place. Photograph: Brian Harris/Rex/Shutterstock. Herzog and De Meuron: Tate Modern’s...
Bankside Power Station Situated on a 3.43 hectare (8.48 acre) site on the south side of the River Thames opposite St Paul’s Cathedral The northern frontage of the building is over 200m (650 ft) long