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The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London. It is in an area once devastated by World War II bombings and densely populated by financial institutions, 1.4 miles (2.2 km) north east of Charing Cross . [ 1 ]
The origin of the English word barbican is thought to be found in either Persian or Arabic (see here or here).. Paul Deschamps (1888–1974) interpreted the Arabic word 'bashura[h]' as used in 13th-century chronicles to mean barbican, a defensive structure placed ahead of a gate but this has been debunked, 'bashura' denoting rather an entire section of the outer fortifications, which may ...
The main residential section of the City today is the Barbican Estate, constructed between 1965 and 1976. The Museum of London was based there until March 2023 (due to reopen in West Smithfield in 2026), [24] whilst a number of other services provided by the corporation are still maintained on the Barbican Estate.
The Barbican was such a large job they set up a sub-practice to deal with it: Chamberlin Powell and Bon (Barbican) Ltd. The firm was strongly influenced by the work and ideas of Swiss/French architect Le Corbusier , [ citation needed ] with the essence of the innovative design being encapsulated by the project architect Leopold Rubinstein who ...
[citation needed] In 1801, the City had a population of about 130,000, but increasing development of the City as a central business district led to this falling to below 5,000 after the Second World War. [19] It has risen slightly to around 9,000 since, largely due to the development of the Barbican Estate. As it has not been affected by other ...
Surviving bastion from London Wall in the Barbican Estate, with Roman masonry at the base (c.2nd-century) and latter medieval additions above (c.13th-century).. Londinium was initially founded as a military trading port, while the first capital of the province was at Camulodunum.
Peter Hugh Girard Chamberlin CBE RA FRIBA (31 March 1919, London [1] – 23 May 1978, Berkshire [2]), most commonly known as Joe Chamberlin, was a post-War English architect most famous for his work on the Barbican Estate in London. [3]
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