Skylon

Located on the third floor of the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank, Skylon takes its name from the original iconic structure that was built for the 1951 Festival of Britain.

Only a plaque now lies where the original structure stood.  The original structure was a 300 feet vertical structure that rose from the banks of the Thames. It was designed by two young architects, Hidalgo Moya and Philip Powell, and was constructed after its design won a competition that was run for a building to mark the Festival.

There are several rumours about the original Skylon’s fate as the Royal Festival Hall is the only remaining building that stands on the site today.  Some say that Skylon was thrown in the Thames or River Lea, or it’s even maybe buried under the South Bank’s Jubilee Gardens.