Vivienne Westwood, the celebrated fashion designer, has said that watching a concert or play at the Barbican Centre is like being "in heaven". The Barbican buildings, a vast concrete complex of "brutalist" architecture, may not look particularly heavenly, but the variety and quality of cultural events on offer here - music, theatre, dance, film, art and education - make this the largest multi-arts centre in Europe and arguably the finest in the world. The centre, with its halls, theatres, galleries and state-of-the-art cinemas, forms part of an ambitious building project also incorporating residential tower blocks. It's located in the City of London in an area once inhabited by thieves, ruffians, mavericks and literary figures including William Shakespeare and Ben Johnson. The district only just survived the Great Plague and the Great Fire but it was finally flattened by World War II bombers, leaving a wasteland from which rose the Barbican, with the arts centre opened by the Queen in 1982. The only pre-War building on the site is the church of St Giles, Cripplegate. Constructed in 1550, it hosted the wedding of Oliver Cromwell and the burial of poet John Milton. Nearby, the purpose-built Museum of London is enduringly popular.
Attraction
Barbican Art
Barbican The Curve
Church
Cinema
Estate Agent
Barbican Estate Office
Hamilton Brooks
Lambert Smith Hampton
Health and Fitness Club
Restaurant
Balcony Bistro
Betjeman's Wine Bar and Restaurant
Coconut Lagoon, Barbican
Jamies - Gresham Street
Mehek
Searcy's
School
City of London School For Girls
City of London School for Girls
Self-Catering
Solicitor
Taxi
Theatre
Barbican CentreBarbican Hall
Barbican Theatre
Venue
Shops
Zwemmer Bookstores
Barbican Physiotherapy Clinic
Rymans
Barbican Acupuncture
Places to Stay near Barbican
Finsbury Residences (0.08 miles)
Finsbury Residences offers clean, private accommodation in one of the best locations from which to explore the city.
The residences are located just minutes from the bustling bars and boutiques of Shoreditch and Angel and only ... More | visit website
Citadines Apartments Barbican (0.39 miles)
In a new seven story building, Citadines offers 129 fully equipped apartments, either studios or two room apartments. Its location is near the Barbican centre, whose various cultural activities will satisfy ... More
The Zetter (0.40 miles)
The Zetter is a new Hotel for the Clerkenwell area a dynamic conversion of a historic Victorian warehouse that ...
...benefits from giant windows, spectacular central atrium over 5 floors, comfortable contemporary bedrooms and the central ... More
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Rosebery Hall (0.43 miles)
LSE Rosebery Hall has a central location in Clerkenwell between the West End and the City. It is located opposite Sadler’s Wells Theatre and just five minutes from Angel and Upper Street, with its vibrant ... More | visit website
Malmaison London (0.48 miles)
The Montcalm London City (0.48 miles)
66 Turnmill Street (0.53 miles)
With wooden floors and comfortable sofas, ... More | visit website
Jurys Inn Islington (0.56 miles)
Ideally located in trendy Islington, just a few minutes' walk from Angel Tube station, this superior budget accommodation is easily accessible and ideal for business and leisure travellers. The Design Centre ... More
University of Westminster Alexander Fleming Hall of Residence (0.62 miles)
Located at the edge of the "Square Mile", the original City and the most historic part of London. Home to the financial district, St Paul?s Cathedral and the Law Courts. ... More | visit website
Hoxton Hotel (0.62 miles)
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