Since 2000, Tate Modern is located inside the former Bankside Power Station with its almost 100m high central tower. The building was converted for museum use by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron between 1995 and 2000. The 65m high Switch House extension was also designed by Herzog & de Meuron and opened in 2016. The Tate Modern is now the world's most visited museum of Modern Art.
![Tate Modern](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/319d4c0d-fb57-426f-83a3-f6c67505eeba_rw_1920.jpg?h=1926392c52f0a93eb76095beb212f4fb)
Tate Modern
![Switch House](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/40bb1b54-f49b-4d56-8b97-cd6e40403d09_rw_1920.jpg?h=d50afa0a9825747931c89efd196d312c)
Switch House
At the center of the museum is the large turbin hall, serving as a large plaza and distributing the flow of visitors into the different exhibitions
![turbine hall](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/088723df-8b2d-430a-876f-3ef8df132323_rw_1920.jpg?h=1de838ecabe767a32f5a1c4c57aef322)
turbine hall
![turbine hall](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/1950bd34-dbed-42cd-8efe-3596ba31c774_rw_1920.jpg?h=85ce8fe07a529ac9f7fec21b7ecc634d)
turbine hall
The former oil tanks opened as an additional museum space in 2012.
![The Tanks](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/45a5ae32-83e8-4889-8e2f-498db37efa5d_rw_1920.jpg?h=985e6f219d5b97c6f5515cbc917d84ba)
The Tanks
![spiral staircase](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/845c0e3c-778e-42d3-b659-1bc602332549_rw_1920.jpg?h=ac34844023890b0bea8c3a2872d0decf)
spiral staircase
![spiral staircase](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/da9334d5-f955-4f70-82fa-1234645bea0b_rw_1920.jpg?h=467e92e04c1d091d1daea8759b99e028)
spiral staircase
![The Tanks - ceiling](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/8885f765-8155-49e3-b71e-1a786e7d07c5_rw_1920.jpg?h=7c4297e6a5e24a91696a767d99fadc4f)
The Tanks - ceiling
![The Tanks - ceiling](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/72156735-2eb8-4f65-a71d-07fb294434a1_rw_1920.jpg?h=441f614221d35df3d7fd2fd9e0288a4f)
The Tanks - ceiling
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