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The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. [1] The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions .
The City of London Corporation owns and maintains open space in and around Greater London.. They have mainly been acquired since 1878, when two Acts of Parliament entrusted the management of Epping Forest and several other areas within a 25-mile (40 km) radius to the corporation: these areas laid the foundation for the Green Belt in the 20th century.
The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London.It is in an area once devastated by World War II bombings and densely populated by financial institutions, 1.4 miles (2.2 km) north east of Charing Cross. [1]
Barbican is a London Underground station situated near the Barbican Estate, on the edge of the ward of Farringdon Within, in the City of London in Central London. It has been known by various names since its opening in 1865, mostly in reference to the neighbouring ward of Aldersgate .
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It oversees the Barbican Centre and subsidises several important performing arts companies. The London Port Health Authority, which is the responsibility of the corporation, is responsible for all port health functions on the tidal part of the Thames , including the Port of London and related seaports, and London City Airport . [ 41 ]
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The Barbican Highwalks(including the new London Wall walkways) Blackfriars / Baynard House pedway; Peter's Hill pedway (all at ground level) Fyefoot Lane pedway; Suffolk Lane pedway; Swan Lane pedway (all that remains of this pedway is a staircase to a landing) Pudding Lane pedway; Bishopsgate pedways; Middlesex Street Estate (currently no ...