The Conservatory was designed by the Barbican’s architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, and surrounds the Barbican Theatre’s fly tower, from which scenery for productions taking place on the stage six stories below is lowered into place. The roof is constructed of steel and glass and covers 23,000 square feet, providing cover for over 1600 cubic metres of soil, all of which was hand mixed to a specific requirement.Two of the three pools accomodate koi ,ghost and grass carp from Japan and America , as well as other cold water fish such as roach ,rudd and tench .

The Conservatory was designed by the Barbican’s architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, and surrounds the Barbican Theatre’s fly tower, from which scenery for productions taking place on the stage six stories below is lowered into place. The roof is constructed of steel and glass and covers 23,000 square feet, providing cover for over 1600 cubic metres of soil, all of which was hand mixed to a specific requirement.Two of the three pools accomodate koi ,ghost and grass carp from Japan and America , as well as other cold water fish such as roach ,rudd and tench . Stock Photo
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Charlie J Ercilla / Alamy Stock Photo

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4928 x 3288 px | 41.7 x 27.8 cm | 16.4 x 11 inches | 300dpi

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31 August 2022

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Barbican Conservatory , London , UK

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