London's South Bank in 50 Buildings av Louis Berk, Rachel Kolsky

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The South Bank has become one of London''s most popular cultural destinations. Now a recognised brand, the South Bank is situated on the Thames Bank path which links Richmond in the west with the Thames Barrier (and beyond) to the east. This new book concentrates on the most visited section, the stretch between Vauxhall Bridge and Tower Bridge.Contained within this single three-mile route is an abundance of historically and architecturally significant buildings which create a fascinating history of the area. From the Post-Modernist ¿secret¿ headquarters of MI6 at Vauxhall, past the tomb of William Bligh a stone¿s throw from St. Thomas¿s Hospital to the modern attractions of the London Eye and Sea Life Aquarium (housed in the former LCC/GLC building) there are also the grand railway termini of Waterloo and London Bridge, alongside churches, the Royal Festival Hall (the only local survivor from the 1951 Festival of Britain), industrial heritage sites at Oxo Building, Hays and Gabriel¿s W