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Battersea Power Station


Battersea Power Station
Photo Information
Copyright: Symon Payne (symon) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 19 W: 9 N: 24] (410)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-25
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Camera: OLYMPUS E410, Olympus 40-150 mm, Compact Flash 4GB
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-23 0:33
Viewed: 136
Points: 4
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snippet from Wikipedia...
Battersea Power Station in London is a defunct power station that was the first in a series of large coal-fired electrical generating facilities set up in England as part of the National Grid power distribution system then being introduced. The first part of the structure was built in 1939, and the station ceased electricity-generation in 1983. Since then the site has remained largely unused, with numerous failed redevelopment plans from successive site owners. The building is the largest brick building in Europe and is notable for its original and lavish Art Deco fittings and decor. The station famously appears in The Beatles' 1965 Help! movie (with a graphic identifying it as "a famous power station") and on the cover art of Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals.

The building is Grade II* listed, and the condition was described as "very bad" by English Heritage, who have included it on their Buildings at Risk Register. It was on the World Monuments Fund's 2004 List of 100 Most Endangered Sites. The site has been owned by Irish company Real Estate Opportunities (REO) since November 2006, after they purchased it for £400 million.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battersea_Power_Station

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Hello Symon! Amazing shot. Wonderful capture. Very good lightness and colors. Good sharpness. I like Pink Floyd too! Good luck!

hi Symon

quintessential view of this iconic London landmark, good note too, thanks. good colours and details, well composed.

regards c.d.

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