Gardens · Central Scotland
BBC Pacific Quay
In or near Glasgow.
BBC Pacific Quay — a garden in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Exhibition Centre · 0.6 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit BBC Pacific Quay, the nearest railway station is Exhibition Centre, located 0.6 km away. Entry is paid, and wheelchair access is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is G51 1DA.
About
BBC Pacific Quay is a garden of interest in scotland-central, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
BBC Pacific Quay is the headquarters of BBC Scotland, serving as its main television and radio studio complex, situated at Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Opened by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 20 September 2007, the building was designed by architect David Chipperfield to feature an all glass facade which would change throughout the day, as well as different seasons and from various vantage points from across Pacific Quay. Within the building internally, a "stepped street" design rises throughout the entire length of BBC Pacific Quay. This design allows opportunities to employees to enter into break-out spaces, together with a range of different meeting areas. A range of production and filming for BBC Scotland takes place at BBC Pacific Quay, including Reporting Scotland and Sportscene.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The BBC had outgrown their old headquarters in Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow. The need to move to a new location was also in part due to changing technology, with the network having a "desire to move with the times beyond a less than fit for purpose HQ to a new building which would avail us of the latest digital technology to offer improved quality to audiences". In July 1999 the BBC announced that around 800 staff would be moving to a new building that would be located at Pacific Quay. The BBC held a competition to design a new building with more than seventy companies attracted. By March 2001 there was a shortlist of seven entries. The £72 million project on the River Clyde in Glasgow was…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.8580, -4.2909
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G51 1DA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow South West
- Established
- 2007
- Nearest railway station
- Exhibition Centre — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.bbcstreet.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q127383 (CC0)
- wikipedia: BBC Pacific Quay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is BBC Pacific Quay?
- BBC Pacific Quay is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G51 1DA).
- What is BBC Pacific Quay?
- BBC Pacific Quay — a garden in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to BBC Pacific Quay?
- The nearest railway station is Exhibition Centre, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode G51 1DA.
- When was BBC Pacific Quay built?
- Built or established in 2007.
- Who owns BBC Pacific Quay?
- BBC Pacific Quay is owned by BBC.
- How do I get to BBC Pacific Quay?
- The nearest railway station is Exhibition Centre, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G51 1DA.