Is the Barbican brutal or beautiful?
Is the Barbican brutal or beautiful? An icon of Brutalist architecture, the Barbican is one of the UK's architectural treasures. Working with a site almost completely razed by the Blitz, the Barbican's architects, Chamberlain, Powell and Bon, seized the opportunity to propose a radical transformation of how we live in buildings and cities.
What Barbican means?
barbican • \BAR-bih-kun\ • noun. : an outer defensive work; especially : a tower at a gate or bridge.
What is the number 1 crime in London?
For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, City of London is the most dangerous small town, and among the top 10 most dangerous locations out of all towns, cities, and villages. The most common crime in City of London is other theft, with 1,963 offences during 2022, giving a crime rate of 202.