History of Tate Modern
Since Tate Modern first opened in 2000, it has become a London landmark, not just for the art it houses, but also for the architecture of the building itself. Take a look behind the art to see the fabric of Tate Modern, old and new.
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Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art (created from or after 1900). It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. [2]
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Tate Modern is a remarkable combination of old and new. Bankside Power station was built in two phases between 1947 and 1963. It was designed by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed Battersea Power Station and Waterloo Bridge.
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In March 1996, Herzog & de Meuron's designs for the Tate Gallery of Modern Art were unveiled in full, and two months later a grant of 12 million was made to the Tate by English Partnerships enabling the acquisition of the Bankside site from Magnox Electric plc.
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2013年9月17日 · London’s Bankside Power Station stood disused from 1981 until 2000, when it opened to the public as The Tate Modern. Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron approached the conversion with a...
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2018年4月6日 · Tate Modern stands as a stunning example of architectural innovation, blending the old with the new. Originally constructed as Bankside Power Station in two phases between 1947 and 1963, this iconic building was the brainchild of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott—the same visionary behind Battersea Power Station and Waterloo Bridge.
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Construction work on Tate Modern was completed in late 1999, and in January 2000 artworks began to be installed in the galleries. Following the launch of Tate Britain in March, Tate Modern was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 11 May 2000.
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The Tate Gallery bought the former Bankside power station so that it could extend its exhibition capacity; the building was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott between 1947 and 1963. The massive brick structure on the Thames is an urban counterpart to St. Paul's Cathedral; its striking central chimney on the façade is almost as high as the ...
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The building of Tate Modern is almost the same size as Westminster Abbey, the central chimney standing 99 metres tall. The famous Turbine Hall once housed the electrity generators for the old power station.
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In 2009 Tate embarked on a major project to develop Tate Modern. Working again with Herzog & de Meuron, the transformed Tate Modern makes use of the power station’s spectacular redundant oil tanks, increasing gallery space and providing much improved visitor facilities.