Barbican Centre
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 Barbican Centre facts

• The Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions
• It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory
• The Barbican Centre is member of the Global Cultural Districts Network
• The London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra are based in the Centre's Concert Hall
• In 2013, it once again became the London-based venue of the Royal Shakespeare Company following the company's departure in 2001
• The Barbican Centre is owned, funded, and managed by the City of London Corporation, the third-largest arts funder in the United Kingdom
• It was built as The City's gift to the nation at a cost of £161 million (equivalent to £480 million in 2014) and was officially opened to the public by Queen Elizabeth II on 3 March 1982
• The Barbican Centre is also known for its brutalist architecture