A few weeks back, some classmates and I went to visit the Battersea Power Station, a 36-acre enormous former turbine power station, built in the 30s but shut down in the 80s. They had an exhibition of Chinese art and film, most of which was really not very interesting. However, we'd wanted to go to see the space and to check out the building, which is normally not accessible. The wait was an hour and a half, but they'd provided bicycles for general use, so we took turns riding around the huge empty lot surrounding the power station, which was great fun.
The exterior is impressive (check out these exterior views: ), but the interior is phenomenal; it's been almost entirely gutted, so you really get a sense of the enormity of the space. There are plans for the redevelopment of the space, because it's huge and beautiful and right on the river Thames, but all of us AA students loudly vocalized our disapproval the plans, to the annoyance of the other visitors.
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