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Barbican Centre

The Barbican Centre is part of the Barbican residential and cultural complex, built from 1965 on sites flattened by bombing in the Second World War, in the City of London. The complex, the work of the architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, is one of the most cited examples of Brutalist architecture in the United Kingdom, with towers and blocks raised on pilotis that surround an artificial lake and a network of elevated walkways (highwalks). The centre itself houses concert halls, a cinema, a theatre and art galleries. Inside, around the old fly tower of the Barbican Theatre, the Barbican Conservatory was built in 1984, the second-largest greenhouse in London, with more than 1,500 species of tropical plants spread over several levels and ponds with koi carp. The lakeside terrace, with free access, is one of the usual meeting points of the complex.

Things to do at Barbican Centre: 4 missions

• Identify the species in the pondInside the Barbican Conservatory, find the ponds with koi carp, ghost carp and other species brought from Japan and America, and look for the sign that identifies them.
• Find the fly tower under the glassInside the Conservatory, identify the old fly tower of the Barbican Theatre, around which the greenhouse was built in 1984.
• Frame the lake with the towers behindFrom the lakeside terrace, find the angle from which at least two of the complex’s residential towers can be seen reflected in the water.
• Cross an elevated walkway (highwalk)Go up to one of the elevated walkways that connect the Barbican Centre with the rest of the residential complex and find a yellow sign with the highwalk symbol.

Near Barbican Centre

Source: Web oficial del Barbican Centre