London Hotels and Travel Guide

Tate Modern, the Tate Gallery of Modern Art was opened in 2000. This 130 million Pound expensive project is a successful example for modern urban redevelopment, whereby an unused power station at the south bank of the Thames was converted into an avant-garde temple of art in the twentieth century.

The permanent exhibition holds a majority of the modern art collection of the original Tate Gallery and is not chronological, but arranged according to topics; some of the most important art pieces are of Matisse, Picasso, Rothko and Warhol as well as contemporary art pieces. The Bankside has become one of the most exciting attractions of London.

The renewed 14 million Pound expensive Millennium Bridge of London has been point-to-point connection over the Thames for over a hundred years. The Millennium Bridge was designed by Lord Foster and enables pedestrians to walk from the St Pauls Cathedral to the Tate Modern within minutes. However the bold, filigree construction was troubled by technical problems since the opening in spring 2000 and was therefore closed until further notice.

The architecture of the arts centre building, a former power station, is just as overwhelming for many tourists as the art issued inside the museum. London possesses also a plentitude of beautiful parks, which offer resort to anyone who is trying to escape the hectic speed of London for a little while. In addition to the London parks, the Thames develops more and more into a local getaway for tourists as much as for the locals.

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