Great Court - British Museum
At the centre of the British Museum sits the largest covered public square in Europe, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court. Designed by Foster and Partners, the Great Court is a two-acre space enclosed by a spectacular glass roof with the world-famous Reading Room in the middle.
Queen Elizabeth II Great Court - Wikipedia
The Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, commonly referred to simply as the Great Court, is the covered central quadrangle of the British Museum in London. It was redeveloped during the late 1990s to a design by Foster and Partners, from a 1970s design by Colin St John Wilson. [1] The court was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Great Court
To mark the Great Court's 20th birthday, we've rounded up everything you ever wanted to know about this iconic space – from famous faces who have passed through to how many blue whales would make up the weight of the roof. The Great Court was opened 20 years ago, on 6 December 2000, by Her Majesty The Queen.
Great Court - British Museum
At the centre of the British Museum is the Great Court, the largest covered public square in Europe. Enclosed under a spectacular glass and steel roof, the court contains a number of sculptures from the Museum's collection.
Great Court at the British Museum, London - Norman Foster
The Great Court creates a range of new facilities, which will equip the Museum for the twenty-first century. These include galleries and exhibition spaces; state-of-the-art auditoria, education and study rooms; shops and restaurants.
Great Court at the British Museum: building of an icon
Nov 15, 2023 · Stepping inside the Great Court, the vast glass-roofed plaza at the heart of London’s British Museum, it’s hard to believe this space was inaccessible to the public for close to 150 years. Its opening, in the millennium year, gave this once hard-to-navigate institution one of the most spectacular architectural spaces in the capital.
The Great Court British Museum, London - Archinomy
A landmark in the history of British museum and one of the most significant projects of Norman Foster, the great court has reclaimed London’s most lost spaces and transformed the visitor’s experience of the museum giving the city one of its most remarkable public space.
Queen Elizabeth II Great Court by Norman Foster: At the centre of …
Dec 7, 2020 · Redeveloped from an original design by Colin St. John Wilson (1970), the Great Court is acclaimed for its tessellated glass roof with an undulating surface. British Museum Archive. The Great Court as seen from above.
Great Court at the British Museum - Arch Journey
The courtyard at the centre of the British Museum was one of London’s long-lost spaces. Originally a garden, soon after its completion in the mid-nineteenth century it was filled by the round Reading Room and its associated bookstacks.
British Museum - Wikipedia
The Queen Elizabeth II Great Court is a covered square at the centre of the British Museum designed by the engineers Buro Happold and the architects Foster and Partners. [60] The Great Court opened in December 2000 and is the largest covered square in Europe.