UK - London Flickr Photowalk 16 - Holborn - The British Museum roof_5004410
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A view of the Norman Foster designed Great Court British Museum roof from the top of the Post Building public terrace in Holborn.
It's not the highest public roof terrace in London but it does have some unusual views given it's Holborn location. It's also free and doesn't require booking in advance.
Following on from the official #Flickrturns20 photowalk in the morning the London Flickr group reconvened on top of the Post Building before setting out for a short afternoon post-photowalk photowalk.
For anyone interested, the next London Flickr photowalk will be on Saturday, March 2nd. More details here if you'd like to come along : www.flickr.com/groups/londonflickrgroup/discuss/721577219...
From the British Museum website, "At the centre of the British Museum sits the largest covered public square in Europe, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court.
Designed by Foster and Partners, the Great Court is a two-acre space enclosed by a spectacular glass roof with the world-famous Reading Room in the middle.
The 6 December 2020 marked 20 years since the redesigned Great Court was opened. In that time, 113 million people have walked under the glass roof.
Free and open every day to visitors, the Great Court is one of London's most unique spaces.
In the original Robert Smirke Great Court design, the courtyard was supposed to be a garden. However, from 1852 many bookstacks were built, and along with the Reading Room it became the home of the library department of the Museum.
The department stayed in the Great Court until 1997, when it was relocated to the new British Library building in St Pancras. Now empty, the Museum took the opportunity to once again reopen the space to the public."
© D.Godliman
UK - London Flickr Photowalk 16 - Holborn - The British Museum roof_5004410
My Website : Twitter : Facebook : Instagram : Photocrowd
A view of the Norman Foster designed Great Court British Museum roof from the top of the Post Building public terrace in Holborn.
It's not the highest public roof terrace in London but it does have some unusual views given it's Holborn location. It's also free and doesn't require booking in advance.
Following on from the official #Flickrturns20 photowalk in the morning the London Flickr group reconvened on top of the Post Building before setting out for a short afternoon post-photowalk photowalk.
For anyone interested, the next London Flickr photowalk will be on Saturday, March 2nd. More details here if you'd like to come along : www.flickr.com/groups/londonflickrgroup/discuss/721577219...
From the British Museum website, "At the centre of the British Museum sits the largest covered public square in Europe, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court.
Designed by Foster and Partners, the Great Court is a two-acre space enclosed by a spectacular glass roof with the world-famous Reading Room in the middle.
The 6 December 2020 marked 20 years since the redesigned Great Court was opened. In that time, 113 million people have walked under the glass roof.
Free and open every day to visitors, the Great Court is one of London's most unique spaces.
In the original Robert Smirke Great Court design, the courtyard was supposed to be a garden. However, from 1852 many bookstacks were built, and along with the Reading Room it became the home of the library department of the Museum.
The department stayed in the Great Court until 1997, when it was relocated to the new British Library building in St Pancras. Now empty, the Museum took the opportunity to once again reopen the space to the public."
© D.Godliman