Battersea Power Station and Victoria Tower London is a photograph by Terri Waters which was uploaded on February 7th, 2015.
Battersea Power Station and Victoria Tower London
The Victoria Tower is the tallest tower in the Palace of Westminster. Named after Queen Victoria, it was for many years the tallest and largest stone... more
by Terri Waters
Title
Battersea Power Station and Victoria Tower London
Artist
Terri Waters
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Photograph
Description
The Victoria Tower is the tallest tower in the Palace of Westminster. Named after Queen Victoria, it was for many years the tallest and largest stone square tower in the world, with a height of 98.5 metres (325 feet).
The tower was originally designed as a royal entrance and a repository for the records of Parliament, and is now home to the Parliamentary Archives.
On top of the tower is an iron flagstaff. From here either the Royal Standard (if the Sovereign is present in the Palace) or the Union flag is flown.
Battersea Power Station was widely unpopular when in operation, its coal-fired chimneys blamed for contributing to London's 'pea-souper' fogs which blighted locals' health. But in 1977 the building became a global icon when it featured on Pink Floyd Animals album cover, and after its decommission in 1983, it gained Britons' affection as a poignant symbol of the nation's decline as an industrial powerhouse.
For the past 31 years, Battersea Power Station has been empty and derelict.
Large enough to contain St Paul's Cathedral, with space to fit Tate Modern on either side, the building has inspired many dreams of regeneration but the ideas have all come and gone until now.
The 42-acre site will house 3,992 apartments, three hotels, more than 250 shops and restaurants, leisure facilities, a six-acre riverside park and its own tube station - to be built on the Northern Line
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February 7th, 2015
