Dome of Discovery
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The Dome of Discovery was a temporary exhibition building designed by architect Ralph Tubbs for the Festival of Britain celebrations which took place on London's South Bank in 1951, alongside the Rive
Skylon and the Dome of Discovery
Interior of the dome
Skylon (Festival of Britain)
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The Skylon was a futuristic-looking, slender, vertical, cigar-shaped steel tensegrity structure located by the Thames in London, that gave the illusion of floating above the ground, built in 1951 for
Dome of Discovery
…alongside the River Thames. The consulting engineers were Freeman Fox & Partners, in particular Oleg Kerensky and Gilbert Roberts. Like the adjacent Skylon, the dome became an iconic structure for the public and helped popularise modern design and architectural style in a Britain still suffering through…
The Skylon at the Festival of Britain, 1951
The Skylon illuminated at night
Skylon model at the Museum of London