Bankside Power Station after conversion to the Tate Modern, from the Millennium Bridge

Bankside Power Station is located on the south bank of the Thames in the Bankside district of London. Since 2000 it has been the Tate Modern gallery. Tate Modern, London, from the Millennium Bridge. ... Tate Modern, London, from the Millennium Bridge. ... Tate Modern from the Millennium Bridge Tate Modern from St Pauls Cathedral. ... The London Millennium Footbridge is a pedestrian-only steel suspension bridge crossing the River Thames in London between the existing Southwark Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge, linking Bankside with the City. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... Bankside is an area in Southwark, London, on the southern bank of the River Thames. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Tate Modern from the Millennium Bridge Tate Modern from St Pauls Cathedral. ...

Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the building is brick-clad steel, 200m long, with a substantial central chimney of 99m. The height was limited to less than that of St Paul's Cathedral on the opposite side of the river. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (November 9, 1880—February 8, 1960) was an English architect known for his work on such buildings as Liverpool Cathedral and Battersea Power Station. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ...

The station was commissioned following a power shortage in 1947 and Scott's design was completed and accepted within a year, despite strong local opposition. 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Construction work was in two phases and was not completed until 1963. The western portion of the building was completed first and started generating power in 1952. The final structure roughly divided the building into three - the huge main turbine hall in the centre, with the smaller boiler room to one side and the switching room to the other. The oil-fired station had four generators. Rising oil prices made the station uneconomic, resulting in its closure in 1981. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The £134 million conversion to the Tate Modern was designed by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. Redundant plant was removed in 1995, and the conversion was completed in January 2000. The most obvious external change is the blocky two-story glass extension on one half of the roof. Much of the internal structure remains, including the cavernous main turbine hall, which retains the overhead traveling crane. A substation is still on site. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: January 1- Millennium celebrations take place throughout the world. ...

Scott's other London power station is at Battersea and is widely considered a more iconic design, with its four towers. Battersea Power Station was proposed for the Tate Modern but due to financial constraints and less dilapidation the smaller Bankside building was chosen. Battersea, as defined by the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea, part of the old County of London, England, before 1965 Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. ... Battersea Power Station viewed from the north bank of the River Thames at Pimlico Battersea Power Station, completed in 1939, was the first in a series of very large (for the era) coal-fired electrical generating facilities set up in England as part of the National Grid power distribution system...

Many episodes of British television, particularly science fiction series that have required industrial backdrops, such as Red Dwarf, were filmed at the station. Red Dwarf is a British science fiction comedy, created and originally written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor. ...