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The new Tate Modern – an architectural and financial wonder
The extension (a word which doesn’t quite do it justice) to the existing Tate Modern will be nearly 65 metres high when the final brick is in place.
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The extension (a word which doesn’t quite do it justice) to the existing Tate Modern will be nearly 65 metres high when the final brick is in place.
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