Entrée de la station de métro LU à Kings Cross, depuis Coal Drop yards avec éclairage arc-en-ciel, KingsX, Camden, Londres, Angleterre, ROYAUME-UNI, N1C 4DQ
5472 x 3252 px | 46,3 x 27,5 cm | 18,2 x 10,8 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
23 juillet 2022
Lieu:
Kings Cross, Camden, London, England, UK, N1C 4DQ
Informations supplémentaires:
King’s Cross Light Tunnel is shown illuminated in vivid red, pink, blue, purple and green lighting, forming a striking pedestrian route between the King’s Cross and St Pancras transport hubs and the redeveloped King’s Cross estate around Granary Square and Coal Drops Yard. The image looks along the modern curved tunnel, with a few pedestrians visible in the distance and the coloured light reflected across the wall and ceiling panels. This distinctive subway is a practical walking route as well as a piece of public realm design, taking people from King’s Cross St Pancras Underground Station towards Granary Square, Coal Drops Yard, shops, restaurants, offices, cultural spaces and the canal-side parts of King’s Cross. The King’s Cross estate describes the tunnel as a route from St Pancras International and King’s Cross stations towards Granary Square, Coal Drops Yard and the canal area. The route is widely recognised for its LED lighting and colour-changing visual effect, making it a popular London photo subject as well as a functional commuter and visitor corridor. Coal Drops Yard and the wider King’s Cross regeneration area have become a major central London destination, combining transport, retail, restaurants, public squares, offices, residential development and restored industrial heritage. The tunnel’s intense coloured lighting gives the scene a futuristic and immersive appearance, contrasting with the historic railway context nearby. It can illustrate editorial themes including London transport, Underground station access, station regeneration, urban design, public art, night-time city photography, pedestrian infrastructure, tourism, shopping and dining destinations, King’s Cross redevelopment, Camden visitor attractions and the reshaping of formerly industrial railway land into a high-profile mixed-use district.
