5050 x 3360 px | 42,8 x 28,4 cm | 16,8 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
22. April 2009
Ort:
Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT
Weitere Informationen:
Guy's Tower, showing the abstract curved-shaped stainless steel cladding at its base It was Designed by Heatherwick Studio. The Boiler Suit is made up of 108 undulating tiles of woven stainless steel braid and is illuminated at night to provide a distinctive welcoming beacon for staff and visitors arriving at hospital in the dark. It is part of a major £2 million scheme which includes a huge number of improvements which will benefit patients, visitors and staff alike such as widened pavements for better pedestrian access; a one-way traffic system, with designated drop off points; improved signage and lighting as well as a new shop for the Friends of Guy's Hospital. Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is home to the King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry (formerly known as the GKT School of Medicine). It is the tallest hospital in the world. It was founded in 1721 by Sir Thomas Guy (1644/45–27 December 1724), a publisher of unlicensed Bibles who had made a fortune in the South Sea Bubble.
