Serpentine Pavilion London

22nd August 2008 until 3rd November 2008
Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, Westminster, London, W2 3XA
Telephone: 020 7402 6075
Walking through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens on a pleasant Summer's day or evening it is easy to overlook the effort that has gone into each year's new design of the Serpentine Pavilion Gallery. This year the temporary structure has been designed by Frank Gehry - best known for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain - and follows on from last year's spiralling snail's shell design by Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen. The objective is to create an innovative and unique architectural design at the centre of Europe's largest city centre open space and Frank Gehry joins an illustrious list of architects who have undertaken the task that started with Zaha Hadid in 2000. One qualification that makes Serpentine Pavilion project unusual is that the chosen architect must not have completed any building anywhere else in England, at the time of being invited to undertake the project, thus hopefully ensuring that U.K. visitors see a style that they will not see elsewhere in the country.

Visiting Serpentine Pavilion London:

Cost: Free
Time: Daily 10:00 - 18:00
Age Restrictions:n/a

Nearest Underground Stations:
Lancaster Gate Tube (11 minutes)
Knightsbridge Tube (15 minutes)

Nearest Hotels: Stay at Quality Crown Hotel Hyde Park and enjoy the short walk down to and across Bayswater Road into the Italian Gardens in Hyde Park and on to Kensington gardens and the Serpentine Pavilion.

Forthcoming August Events in London

Metro Weekender 2008 - 23rd to 24th Aug '08

Notting Hill Carnival 2008 - 24th to 25th Aug '08

Liberty Festival - 30th Aug '08

International Jewellery London 2008 - 31 Aug to 3 Sep '08