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Tate Modern

A free museum of modern art in a former power station on the South Bank, joined to St Paul's by the Millennium Bridge.

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Open
Every day
Price
Free; paid for special exhibitions
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Bankside, London SE1 9TGDirections
Getting There
Blackfriars or Southwark station, or across the Millennium Bridge.

Why Go

The old Bankside Power Station's vast Turbine Hall hosts giant installations, and the galleries hold Picasso, Matisse, Warhol and Rothko. The viewing level at the top of the Blavatnik Building looks out over the river.

The steel Millennium Bridge crosses straight to St Paul's Cathedral.

Nearby in London

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