| London's tallest buildings: 1. One Canada Square, 235 metres / 771 feet, 50 floors 2. = HSBC Tower, 200 metres / 655 feet, 45 floors = Citigroup Centre, 200 metres / 655 feet, 45 floors 3. BT tower, 188 metres / 625 feet. -officially a structure as there aren't floors all the way up the tower - 4. Tower 42, 183 metres / 600 feet, 43 floors 5. Swiss RE Tower, 181 metres / 590 feet, 41 floors 6. 25 Bank street, 153 metres / 502 feet, 33 floors 7. 40 Bank Street, 153 metres / 502 feet, 33 floors 8. 10 Upper Bank Street, 153 metres / 502 feet, 32 floors 9. Guys Tower, 143 metres / 469 feet, 34 floors - The world's tallest hospital. 10. CityPoint, 127 metres / 417 feet, 36 floors |
| London is considered by many as Europe's skyscraper capital, along with Frankfurt. The majority of London's skyscrapers have been built within the last few years. Before the completion of One Canada Square (1991), London had only one 'real skyscraper' (over 150m): the NatWest Tower (now Tower 42). However, now there are seven 150m+ skyscrapers (excluding the BT Tower), with more going up annually. |
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| The BT Tower |
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| Have a look at Capital Developments to find out about some of London's major skyscrapers planned for the near future. Check out the Frankfurt Skyscrapers page, to decide for yourself who's the real European skyscraper capital! |
| Chiendemere Cumberland 2004 |
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| London Skyscrapers |
| London, England, UK Population: (city) 7.2 million, (urban area) 12 million |