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"This enormous brick building with the single tall chimney is Tate Modern, and until the year two thousand it was doing a completely different job. For years before that, it sat here derelict and half-forgotten, an industrial carcass on prime riverfront land that most people assumed would eventually just be knocked down."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at Tate Modern
This is just one of 12 stops on the The South Bank tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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