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Tower 42, commonly known as the NatWest Tower, is a 183-metre-tall (600 ft) skyscraper in the City of London. It is the sixth-tallest tower in the City of London and the 19th-tallest in London overall. [2] Its original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house NatWest's international headquarters
An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed from weather, and a few may include coin-operated telescopes for viewing distant features. [citation needed]
The NatWest Tower, later renamed Tower 42, was completed in 1980, which at 183 metres (600 ft) and 42 storeys, was considered the first "skyscraper" in the City of London. [35] Its height was controversial, being contrary to the previous height restrictions, it was the tallest building in the United Kingdom at the time and also the tallest ...
Towers are most often built to use their height for various purposes, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Some common purposes are for telecommunications, and as a viewing platform. The Tokyo Skytree, completed in 2012, is 634 m (2,080 ft), making it the tallest tower in the world. Spinnaker Tower
The upper floors were to contain restaurants and the highest public viewing platform in the UK. [10] [15] The Pinnacle's original design also provided more solar panelling than any other building in the country, with 2,000 square metres (21,500 sq ft) of photovoltaic cells, capable of generating up to 200 kW of electricity.
whether rooftop antennas, viewing platforms or any other architecture that does not form a habitable floor should be included in the assessment; whether a floor built at a high level of a telecommunications or viewing tower should change the tower's definition to that of a "building"
Observation tower in Auersberg, Saxony, Germany Haukkavuori's observation tower in Kotka, Kymenlaakso, Finland. An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least 20 metres (66 ft) tall and are ...
Hampton Tower: Tower Hamlets, London 215 m (705 ft) 2021 [10] 4 One Park Drive: Tower Hamlets, London 205 m (673 ft) 2021 [11] 5 Deansgate Square South Tower: Castlefield, Manchester: 201 m (659 ft) 2020 [12] 6 One Nine Elms City Tower: Wandsworth, London 199 m (653 ft) 2022 [13] 7 Wardian East Tower: Tower Hamlets, London 187 m (614 ft) 2020 ...