The Battersea Power Station is famously depicted on the cover of The Pink Floyd album Animals. 🐼
@jasonlescalleet5611
9 ай бұрын
Yeah! I think of it as the “Pink Floyd Building.” Like, when I saw the thumbnail my first thought was “Oh cool, it’s the Pink Floyd Building!” It also appeared in a few Doctor Who episodes, both classic and modern. Nonetheless, despite being a huge Doctor Who fan, I still associate the building mostly with Pink Floyd.
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
Really cool
@karinlourens5759
7 ай бұрын
I hope that it works out for this Mall. It looks very quiet in there.
@HengMiao
9 ай бұрын
I would not have thought the interior of the Battersea Power Station would look so modern and decorative, and it is Art Deco! 😍 The public spaces are spacious and quiet, and the Christmas decorations are pretty. 🎄 Thank you for sharing this tour, AK! 🤗
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
You're welcome, I was really impressed with the Battersea Power Station I love what they've done with it!
@EphemeralProductions
9 ай бұрын
I’ve always really loved the exterior look of that thing! ❤❤❤
@davidcarbone3385
9 ай бұрын
wow that was a nice walk, beautiful tree and well decorated mall; great re-use of an old power plant
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
@otsinx1739
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for coming to Battersea
@jarihult
9 ай бұрын
0:10 Beautiful christmas decorations ,River Thames looks great and the whole area looks quite nice 8:47 beautiful decorations inside that former power station 😎Thank you for sharing A K🙂👍!!!
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
You're welcome, I enjoyed this area very much
@cardiffst
9 ай бұрын
Loving your London videos! It’s amazing what they’ve achieved with Battersea. The penthouses go for $30m plus. Incredible.
@ksavage681
9 ай бұрын
This was great! I haven't seen the power station since pics of it gutted. They did great with this place! Thanks for showing us, AK.
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
You're welcome, the power station looks fantastic now
@anjaschweertman705
9 ай бұрын
Wauw! What a awesome building!
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
It really is!
@richt71
9 ай бұрын
It's cool in battersea power station now. I remember for years it just being wasteland. Now the apartments within and around it are crazy expensive. It was said that Sting (the singer) bought an off plan penthouse there for £8.5m. You are right AK in that the tube line is new sphere of the northern line. They added nine elms and battersea power station stations due to the vast redevelopment along the river.
@globalwalk4k
9 ай бұрын
"Absolutely enchanted by this festive tour of London's Christmas season, with Battersea Power Station as the stunning backdrop! ✨🎄 The twinkling lights, festive decorations, and the magical atmosphere capture the true spirit of the holidays. It's heartwarming to see how London transforms into a winter wonderland, and Battersea adds its own unique charm to the mix.
@philippesauvie639
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video tour. Never been to London! That holiday skating music… So festive!
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
You're welcome, thanks for watching
@rocktron24
9 ай бұрын
All the chimneys were taken down and rebuilt exactly as the originals with modern materials. One of them has an elevator installed with a viewing gallery at the top. The engineers did quite an impressive job on the interior and with the landscaping. It has probably the largest ice-skating rink in the UK. There are very expensive luxury apartments all around the building. Riverside apartments everywhere are expensive. It appears to be a quiet day there with few people. I was there in August 2023 and had Peri Peri Chicken and a beer for lunch in Nando's. 😛
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
That's really good to know! I love that the power station has been repurposed instead of sitting empty
@michaelchin3550
9 ай бұрын
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
You're welcome
@rogertemple7193
9 ай бұрын
It is very beautiful there especially by the Thames River and all of the Christmas decorations up and ready, the old Battersea Power plant now a shopping mall they really did a great job with it and I'm glad that they put something in it instead of letting it just sit there empty for a long time Thank You AK.🇺🇲👋👋🇬🇧
@terrym3837
9 ай бұрын
It sat empty for over 30 years was going to be a theme park then nothing happened.
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
Much appreciated, it looks fantastic now
@nightmail7423
9 ай бұрын
The old control room is a cocktail bar and other bars and restaurants of all kinds 🎉
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
That's pretty cool
@nightmail7423
9 ай бұрын
Other power stations have been use as art gallerys apartments all sorts like tate modern huge gallery it's crazy.
@Kimberley7
8 ай бұрын
Some of us Brits have always affectionately referred to the Battersea Power Plant as the 'Upside Down Table'. Thank you, AK for showing us the amazing transformation inside. 🙂
@pamlisette
8 ай бұрын
Gracias por tu video!!! saludos
@flobbertop4278
9 ай бұрын
As good as Battersea Power Station looks it’s a month until Christmas and it’s incredibly quiet..
@jonlen100
8 ай бұрын
1600 HRS on a Wednesday, most will be at work.
@karinlourens5759
7 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. Hope it is not a white elephant
@raditechman
9 ай бұрын
You were very near the new US Embassy building which moved to that area from its old site in Grosvenor Square. In the old power station there is one area where they have some of the old electrical equipment on display. I knew someone who worked there when it was a power station
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
Good to know!
@raditechman
9 ай бұрын
For shopping Mall try Westfield, Shepherds Bush tube or Wood Lane tube
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
@adam-g7crq
9 ай бұрын
If you're interested in album art check out the cover of Pink Floyd's animals show's what Battersea power station and it's surrounding area looked like in the late 70's, it's also a good album to listen to.
@freddypflugbeil6
9 ай бұрын
Thanks Action Kid
@johnhood3172
9 ай бұрын
The whole complex cost £9 billion pounds which included two new underground stations. JH
@MilesBellas
9 ай бұрын
The girl with red hair ice skating = professional? wow!
@ADoc1974
9 ай бұрын
Looks nice
@benlee6500
9 ай бұрын
The London's Battesea Power Station 🚉 is the latest attraction to people around the world 🌎, it comprised of shopping Mall and high rise residential apartments....located just by the famous River Thames... the developers have made a right move to convert the unused station into millionaire row...thanks AK for bringing us along this fantastic site....🎉😂
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
Much appreciated, it was a really nice area!
@johnhood3172
9 ай бұрын
It’s a shame you didn’t take the lift to the top of one of the chimney stacks . JH
@raditechman
9 ай бұрын
There is a large holiday ice skating ring at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
Good to know about the ice skating rink there!
@onabo-aveke
9 ай бұрын
Fantastic video action kid. It's a bizarre place.😃
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@BC_26fhj
9 ай бұрын
Very impressive this cost $17 Billion to design and build.
@Avgeek1564
9 ай бұрын
You missed the most interesting thing about the power station. When it was refurbished, they rebuilt the chimneys and installed a lift in one of them. You can actually ride the lift to the top of the chimney for some spectacular views over South London.
@EphemeralProductions
9 ай бұрын
Inside of that place is WAY more impressive than it ever was while a power plant. lol. I’ve seen pics of it in those days, it was quite underwhelming.
@thatswhatisaidCA
9 ай бұрын
Hey! Who copied whom with the giant red baubles (opening scene)? I know they've been an expected holiday decoration for years in NYC too.
@ActionKid
9 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing!
@TheGreatTake
9 ай бұрын
Pink Floyd Animals cover.
@rainertippelt
9 ай бұрын
Animals isnt to me the greatest Pink Floyd But the Cover is iconic. Also this Power Station Thanks for showing us
@MrMlbfan6
9 ай бұрын
Is a nice station tbh is like the dumbo market
@ABAbhi05
9 ай бұрын
Nice 😊
@nigelmoignard5348
9 ай бұрын
Please remember that you’re in the U.K. so saying ‘it’s the holidays season’ for us here in the U.K. we never say that we actually call it the festive or Christmas season not holidays season.
@elizabethdiaz5434
9 ай бұрын
💖🥰👍
@The_Essential_Light
9 ай бұрын
I’m not a fan of that music playing at the skating rink.
@RobertaSmart-go7ob
9 ай бұрын
Yes, I am not a fan of any Rap music! Perhaps too old for it!
@Avgeek1564
9 ай бұрын
That wasn't music!
@EphemeralProductions
9 ай бұрын
Me either!
@87Michael
8 ай бұрын
I love it
@BillyBoy1235
8 ай бұрын
May be the organisers will read these messages and contact you for your choice.🤣🇦🇺
@MilesBellas
9 ай бұрын
The interior is plain........ British architecture needs a new direction and aesthetic : hopefully towards Parametric Architecture, 3D printing, robotics, modularity etc...
@frankwhite4643
9 ай бұрын
The building is designated a heritage building so only certain changes could be made . Hope you get an opportunity to see in person, it’s impressive!
@thefowlyetti2
9 ай бұрын
It is literally a power station built in the 1930's.
@MilesBellas
9 ай бұрын
@@frankwhite4643 "I hope".... why hope ? I have. It could have been turned into the Floyd Concert Hall with a permanent porcine inflatable by Zaha Hadid? Try understanding. The incarceration style design is more perfunctory prefab aesthetics...... British architecture is often low quality, over priced and small.. The entire country is stuck in the residue of Deindustrialization? . AI will revolutionise architecture.
@nightmail7423
9 ай бұрын
Some comments don't understand it is incredibly interesting a lot of work went in to it if you find out.
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