Designed by foster and partners the roof transformed the museum s inner courtyard into the largest covered public square in europe.
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Free and open every day to visitors the great court is one of london s most unique spaces.
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Reflection from the glass lattice roof of the great court inside the british museum bloomsbury london uk europe the glass roof at the british museum.
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Originally a garden soon after its completion in the mid nineteenth century.
Because of the geometry of the quadrangle each glazing panel is a unique size.
The courtyard at the centre of the british museum was one of london s long lost spaces.
Designed by foster and partners the roof transformed the museum s inner courtyard into the largest covered public square in europe.
Glass roof covering the british museum great court in london uk.
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A masterpiece in glass europe s largest covered public square on 6 december 2000 her majesty queen elizabeth ii formally opened the great court at london s british museum a spectacular 100 million project that has created the largest covered public square in europe.
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.
The glass roof was pitched at 3 degrees and linked by bespoke designed aluminium framework.
It is the largest covered square in europe.
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The graceful glass and steel roof manages both to respect the classical architecture of the original building and to provide a gentle counterpoint to it.
In the original robert smirke great court design the courtyard was supposed to be a garden.
Glass roof covering the british museum great court in london uk.
The glass and steel roof is made up of 4 878 unique steel members connected at 1 566 unique nodes and 1 656 pairs of glass.