Interior - concert hall foyer; library and gallery above Interior - concert hall with orchestra
The Barbican Arts Centre opened in 1982, after a long and at times painful gestation which dated right back to the area having been badly bombed during World War II.
Situated in the heart of the City of London, UK, in the Barbican Estate, it contains a major concert hall, a theatre, a public library and an art gallery. There are also cinemas, a small theatre, informal performance spaces, restaurants and conference and exhibition facilities. Outside, its main focal point is the lake and its neighbouring terrace. The fly tower of the theatre has been surrounded by glass and made into a spectacular high-level conservatory.
The BarbicanCentre is the largest multi-purpose entertainment and cultural facility in Europe, and serves as home to the Royal Shakespeare Company and the London Symphony Orchestra.
The Centre houses a wide variety of facilities, ranging from a concert hall (home of the LSO), to theatres, cinemas, art galleries, a conservatory and library, plus conference and exhibition areas.
In addition to the cultural facilities, the Barbican includes large residential facilities, indeed it was as a housing redevelopment that the Barbican project was originally conceived.
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