The great court is entered from the museum s principal level and connects all the surrounding galleries.
British museum great court roof.
The british museum london queen elizabeth ii great court.
At its heart is the magnificent volume of the reading room now a major exhibition space which for the first time in its history is open to all.
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At the centre of the british museum is the great court the largest covered public square in europe.
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He takes a business card and bends it into a segmented arch.
Sitting in the legendary reading room of the newly opened queen elizabeth ii great court at the british museum buro happold engineer stephen brown demonstrates the structural forces at work on the massive glass and steel roof which covers the two acre courtyard.
The roof of the great court is a triumph.
At the centre of british museum sits the largest covered public square in europe the queen elizabeth ii great court.
It is the largest covered square in europe.
The great court at the british museum london wc1 opens december 7.
The glass and steel roof is made up of 4 878 unique steel members connected at 1 566 unique nodes and 1 656 pairs of glass.
British museum great court roof using structdrawrhino another stunning innovative structure that has inspired similar projects since.
It is a hub at the centre of the museum complex providing modern galleries and education and visitor facilities including shops and a restaurant.
Is enclosed by a spectacular glass and steel roof.
Designed by foster and partners the great court is a two acre space enclosed by a spectacular glass roof with the world famous reading room in the middle.
Foster is not the first archi tect to come up with plans for a glass roof here.
Within the space there are information points a bookshop and café.
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It s a favorite space of mine especially on a bright sunny day when the shadows and reflections are mesmerising.
Enclosed under a spectacular glass and steel roof the court contains a number of sculptures from the museum s collection.
The design and manufacture of the british museum great court roof.