Summer tours of the Aga Khan Centre in King’s Cross

An unassuming white building behind King’s Cross conceals a wonderful interior and rooftop garden. This is the Aga Khan Centre, opened in 2018 to house several divisions of the Shi‘a Ismaili charity and its design incorporates a collection of gardens, courtyards and terraces all based on Islamic principles.
It’s also open for tours.While it looks like a conventional office block from the outside, it’s inside that the real action takes place. A central floor-to-ceiling cou