Switch House
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Switch House is the striking pyramid-shaped extension of London’s Tate Modern, designed by Herzog & de Meuron to provide additional gallery space and improved visitor facilities.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art gallery extension
ⓘ
museum building ⓘ pyramid-shaped building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Tate Modern
ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Modern Turbine Hall
|
| architect |
Herzog & de Meuron
ⓘ
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron ⓘ
surface form:
Jacques Herzog
Pierre de Meuron ⓘ |
| builtOn | former Bankside Power Station site ⓘ |
| category | museum extension in London ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Herzog & de Meuron ⓘ |
| function |
art gallery space
ⓘ
visitor facilities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
additional gallery floors
ⓘ
brick lattice façade ⓘ improved visitor circulation ⓘ twisting pyramid form ⓘ viewing terrace ⓘ |
| hasShape | pyramid ⓘ |
| inauguratedAs |
Tate Modern
ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Modern extension
|
| locatedIn |
Bankside
ⓘ
England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Tate Modern ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Modern complex
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive pyramid-shaped profile
ⓘ
expansion of Tate Modern exhibition space ⓘ |
| operator | Tate ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tate Modern
ⓘ
Tate Modern expansion ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve visitor facilities
ⓘ
provide additional gallery space ⓘ |
| style | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| use |
display of contemporary art
ⓘ
display of modern art ⓘ |
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