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The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. [1] The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions .
The station, which has no surface building, [16] had its name shortened to Aldersgate on 1 November 1910 [7] [8] and was renamed again on 24 October 1924 as Aldersgate & Barbican, [7] [8] although tube maps and London A to Zs continued to show it as Aldersgate. [17] On 1 December 1968 the station's name was simplified to Barbican. [7] [8] [9]
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]
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St Giles-without-Cripplegate is an Anglican church in the City of London, located on Fore Street within the modern Barbican complex. [1] When built it stood without (that is, outside) the city wall, near the Cripplegate. [2] The church is dedicated to St Giles, patron saint of handicapped and infirm people of many different kinds.
The Barbican Centre from the outside. The Barbican Library is one of the public lending libraries in the City of London.The library has a large collection of books, spoken word recordings, DVDs, CDs and music scores available, most for loan, and some reference material for use on site. [1]
Bastion House is an office block in the Barbican area of the City of London, England. [1] The building was designed by Powell & Moya and completed in 1976. It has 17 storeys. [2] Its basement contains the remains of a tower which formed part of the west gate of a Roman fort protecting Londinium.
The current building address for this building is 88 Wood Street, Barbican, London, EC2V 7QR. It was designed by Richard Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. The building is divided into 3 distinct sections, in decreasing size. The ground floor measures 4,219 SQ FT by 392 SQ M. The first floor measures 14,391 SQ FT by 1,337 SQ M.