{"id":2485,"date":"2024-02-02T07:27:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T07:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2485"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:41:07","slug":"this-london-attraction-has-been-named-one-of-the-worlds-top-cultural-spots-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/zh\/news\/this-london-attraction-has-been-named-one-of-the-worlds-top-cultural-spots-for-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"This London attraction has been named one of the world\u2019s top cultural spots for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/first-look-battersea-power-station-is-finally-opening-to-the-public-and-its-spectacular-100522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Battersea Power Station opened to the public back in 2022<\/a>, it\u2019s been quite the hit. Beyond the novelty of actually being able to go inside and explore the station (after decades of not being allowed to do so), BPS\u2019s evolving selection of stores and restaurants has ensured it\u2019s worth re-visiting, too.<\/p>\n<p>These days\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/battersea-power-station-is-now-officially-one-of-londons-most-popular-attractions-011624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Battersea Power Station is officially one of London\u2019s most popular tourist attractions<\/a>, having welcomed over 11.2 million visitors in 2023. And now the old power station has been awarded a pretty big accolade, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/culture\/article\/best-of-the-world-2024-cultural-spots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">National Geographic<\/a>\u00a0naming it one of the world\u2019s best \u2018cultural hot spots\u2019 to visit in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>NatGeo\u2019s list ranged massively, including stuff as varied as a modern art gallery in Istanbul, an underwater sculpture park in the Caribbean and eco-tours in New Zealand. Battersea Power Station sits among impressive company and was one of only four European \u2018hot spots\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>About the revamped power station, NatGeo said: \u2018A decade-long, $6 billion renovation means the smokestack-capped, 1.5 million-square-foot building is now a stylish shopping, dining, and entertainment hub.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Repurposed elements include Control Room B, a cocktail bar amid the dials and synchroscopes of a onetime command post, and Lift 109, a glassed-in viewpoint atop one of Battersea\u2019s iconic 357-foot-tall smokestacks. Visitors can stay onsite at the Art\u2019otel with its rooftop pool and art gallery.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s certainly not the end of all there is to find in BPS. In recent news at Time Out we covered\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/now-on-the-market-a-spectacular-penthouse-in-battersea-power-station-010524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this spectacular penthouse in the power station<\/a>, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/a-snazzy-new-apple-store-has-opened-in-battersea-power-station-061623\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snazzy new timber-clad Apple Store<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/boots-is-opening-a-beauty-only-store-in-battersea-power-station-083023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massive beauty-only Boots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can find out more about what is now officially one of the world\u2019s hottest cultural spots with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/battersea-power-station-time-outs-ultimate-guide-100722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our Battersea Power Station guide here<\/a>\u00a0\u4ee5\u53ca\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/culture\/article\/best-of-the-world-2024-cultural-spots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">read National Geographic\u2019s full list of the planet\u2019s best cultural attractions here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since Battersea Power Station opened to the public back in 2022, it\u2019s been quite the hit. Beyond the novelty of actually being able to go inside and explore the station (after decades of not being allowed to do so), BPS\u2019s evolving selection of stores and restaurants has ensured it\u2019s worth re-visiting, too.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2487,"template":"","news_category":[16],"township-news":[],"venues-news":[],"class_list":["post-2485","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-general"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=2485"},{"taxonomy":"township-news","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/township-news?post=2485"},{"taxonomy":"venues-news","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spsetia.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/venues-news?post=2485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}