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Photographer Description of Queen Elizabeth Hall

I really liked this wavy sculpture at the Queen Elizabeth Hall when I saw it. This crystallized for me the location to take a panorama of this London icon, which otherwise looks mostly drab from the outside as it is made of concrete. Combined with the sky, people and other contrasts, this sculpture very much helped turn this picture into an interesting panoramic photograph.

Queen Elizabeth Hall - Further Information

Panorama of the Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) in London showing the view from the restaurant terrace and along the River Thames and the famous stainless steel 'Zerman' sculpture. The Queen Elizabeth Hall is part of the South Bank Centre in London. It is built between the Royal Festival Hall and Waterloo Bridge, which spans the River Thames to the left of the hall in this picture. The bridge upriver with white supports is the Hungerford Bridge. Behind this rises the famous circle of the London Eye. In front of the hall is the promenade along the Thames known as 'The Queen's Walk', which runs from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge. There is also the Festival Pier, which is part of the River Thames ferry network. On the opposite bank of the river is Cleopatra's needle, the Victoria Embankment and Victoria Embankment Gardens. It is easy to see why this area attracts so many visitors, as some of the most popular attractions in London are clustered around here, and several of the key arts centers.

The Queen Elizabeth Hall is actually a music venue with a daily repertoire of classical, jazz, avant-garde and modern music as well as dance. It was built in 1967 to accompany the Royal Festival Hall which had been built earlier in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain. The Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium can seet over 900 people and is linked to the smaller Purcell Room which seats 370. To the rear is the Hayward Gallery which hosts three/four major temporary art exhibitions each year.

Address:
Queen Elizabeth Hall
South Bank Centre,
London, SE1 8XX

Travel and Getting There:
Tube: Waterloo (Bakerloo Line, Jubiliee Line, Northern Line), Embankment (Bakerloo Line, Circle Line, Distreict Line, Northern Line)

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