Europe’s biggest brick building has 254 apartments, as well as restaurants, bars, offices and shops
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A pair of peregrine falcons are nesting in one of the distinctive white chimneys rising from the vast edifice of the revamped Battersea power station, unperturbed by the construction work.
Ten years and several prime ministers after developers first broke ground at a ceremony attended by David Cameron, Europe’s biggest brick building is set to open to the public on 14 October, with 254 apartments, as well as restaurants, bars, offices and a glass elevator that takes passengers to an eyrie on top of the north-west chimney.
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