Barbican Arts Centre

Situated in the heart of the City of London, UK, it contains a major concert hall, a theatre, a public library and an art gallery. There are also cinemas, a small theatre, informal performance spaces, restaurants and conference and exhibition facilities. Outside, its main focal point is the lake and its neighbouring terrace. The fly tower of the theatre has been surrounded by glass and made into a spectacular high-level conservatory.

It is the permanent home of the London Symphony Orchestra and was until recently the London home of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

External links

• The centre's home page (http://www.barbican.org.uk/)
• "Good Old Barbican" (http://www.guardian.co.uk/saturday_review/story/0,3605,660292,00) - an opinion piece from The Guardian newspaper