UK - London - Tate Britain - Rotunda 01_DSC0067
I'd not been to Tate Britain for many years until I visited back in June so I had a big surprise. The building has been transformed thanks to a major make over by Caruso St. John Architects. This re-opened rotunda with it's new spiral stair is one of the centrepieces of the design.
More shots of spiral stairs here : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/sets/72157649305925251
From Wikipedia : "In 2012, Tate Britain announced that it had raised the £45 million required to complete a major renovation, largely thanks to a £4.9 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £1 million given by Tate Members. The museum stayed open throughout the three phases of renovation.
Completed in 2013, the newly designed sections were conceived by the architects Caruso St John and included a total of nine new galleries, with reinforced flooring to accommodate heavy sculptures. A second part was unveiled later that year, the centrepiece being the reopening of the building's Thames-facing entrance as well as a new spiral staircase beneath its rotunda. The circular balcony of the rotunda's domed atrium, closed to visitors since the 1920s, was reopened. The gallery also now has a dedicated schools' entrance and reception beneath its entrance steps on Millbank and a new archive gallery for the presentation of temporary displays."
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UK - London - Tate Britain - Rotunda 01_DSC0067
I'd not been to Tate Britain for many years until I visited back in June so I had a big surprise. The building has been transformed thanks to a major make over by Caruso St. John Architects. This re-opened rotunda with it's new spiral stair is one of the centrepieces of the design.
More shots of spiral stairs here : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/sets/72157649305925251
From Wikipedia : "In 2012, Tate Britain announced that it had raised the £45 million required to complete a major renovation, largely thanks to a £4.9 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and £1 million given by Tate Members. The museum stayed open throughout the three phases of renovation.
Completed in 2013, the newly designed sections were conceived by the architects Caruso St John and included a total of nine new galleries, with reinforced flooring to accommodate heavy sculptures. A second part was unveiled later that year, the centrepiece being the reopening of the building's Thames-facing entrance as well as a new spiral staircase beneath its rotunda. The circular balcony of the rotunda's domed atrium, closed to visitors since the 1920s, was reopened. The gallery also now has a dedicated schools' entrance and reception beneath its entrance steps on Millbank and a new archive gallery for the presentation of temporary displays."
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