MODERN (1900-now) Flashcards
tourism and post modern playground
1
Q
how would you describe modern bankside
A
tourism and post-modern playground
2
Q
what are the important sites and buildings in modern bankside
A
- london bridge, blackfriars bridge, southwark bridge, millennium bridge
- wharfs and warehouse (now apartments)
- tate modern (previous power station)
- borough markeyt
- southwark cathedral
- hay’s galleria
- oxo tower
- london eye
- golden hinde
3
Q
when did modern bankside’s population peak to nearly 60,000
A
1901
4
Q
during WWII great damage was done
A
1940-1945
5
Q
when did bankside power station close
A
1981
6
Q
when did the tate gallery buy bankside power station
A
1994
7
Q
when did the tate modern
A
1994, provided 3000 new jobs, added culture and art to bankside and brought in tourists
8
Q
falling (ww2)
A
- 1,000 people killed in blitz in bankside
- south metropolitan gas works bommed
9
Q
falling (great depression)
A
- 1930s great depression
- 1934 20% unemployment
10
Q
oxo tower built
A
1928
11
Q
millennium bridge
A
2000
12
Q
london eye open
A
1998
13
Q
city hall
A
2002, more political influence
