Some of the capital’s best-known architecture has received a sugary makeover at Somerset House.
The famous London venue is about to open an exhibition made entirely out of gingerbread.
The Museum of Architecture’s Gingerbread City returns to Somerset House this Saturday 7 December, for its fourth installment.
It’s set to run for a month, until Saturday 5 January.
More than 100 of the UK’s leading designers and architects have joined together to create this exhibition, which showcases a miniature city made entirely of gingerbread and sweets.
Popular London landmarks feature in the show – so look out for Battersea Sugar Power Station, Gingerbread Modern, Sugarset House, Yeast Croyden and Oxford Circus.
They star alongside a university, office blocks, apartments, farms, parks, bridges, cycle paths and a moving train – which all make up this year’s theme of ‘transport’.
A whole host of confectionery has been used to create the brilliant detailing, including jelly beans, Smarties, candy canes and boiled sweets.
There’s even a beach made from brown sugar.
The whole point of the exhibition is to get people talking about architecture in an exciting way. And not only that, but to start important conversations around cities and how we live in them.
This year’s event also boasts daily family-friendly gingerbread house-making workshops, as well as a shop to pick up some sweet treats to take home.
Tickets cost £9 and can be bought in advance – there’s also the Somerset House Ice Rink to enjoy before or after your visit.
If you’re not feeling festive yet, this spectacular exhibition is bound to put you in the Christmas spirit.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/06/london-landmarks-get-a-gingerbread-makeover-at-somerset-house-11292706/
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