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Barbican EC2 is a great place where one can admire and study iconic examples of brutalist architecture. One of the most famous buildings which adopt this style is the Barbican Center, the largest art performance and exhibition center in Europe. The City of London Corporation, a main source of arts subsidy in the UK, owns and funds the Barbican Centre. Opened in 1982, the center was hailed by the Queen as one of the world’s modern wonders.
The Barbican is among the world’s biggest examples of Brutalist layouts, a French word which means ‘raw’ and commonly refers to the exposed characteristic of the concrete of a brutalist structure’s layout. The design was all the rage during the 50s up to the 70s and strongly used in the layout of contracted and government-owned building.
Barbican EC2 was severely damaged during the World War II. Museum of London is one of the buildings that were part of the reconstruction plan started in the ’60s. The museum hosts the largest collection of urban objects totaling about six million items.