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Boris Johnson, who was Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016, approved the construction of more skyscrapers in London. [47] [48] [49] At the time of its completion in 2010, Strata SE1 was the tallest residential building in London. [50] The Shard topped out in 2012 at London Bridge and at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) remains London's tallest building. [51]
Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 feet) high, The Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, the seventh-tallest building in Europe, and the second-tallest outside Russia behind the Varso Tower in Warsaw, which beats the Shard by less than half a metre. [15] The Shard replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office block built on the site in ...
It is the second tallest building in the United Kingdom and the seventeenth tallest building in Europe. Under the original plans, The Pinnacle was to become the second-tallest building in both the United Kingdom and the European Union after The Shard, also in London.
It stands 230 metres (755 ft) tall [4] including its 28-metre (92 ft) mast making it the second tallest building in the City of London financial district [5] and the fifth tallest in Greater London and the United Kingdom, after the Shard in Southwark, 22 Bishopsgate, One Canada Square and Landmark Pinnacle both at Canary Wharf. 110 Bishopsgate ...
The Shard is the tallest building in the UK.. As of January 2025, there are 177 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, [1] 132 of them in London, 25 in Greater Manchester, eight in Birmingham, four in Leeds, two each in Liverpool and Woking, and one each in Brighton and Hove ...
The tallest building in Europe is the Lakhta Center, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. As of 2024, only one European city has 100 or more skyscrapers exceeding 150 metres (490 ft): Moscow (108). Five other European cities have 10 or more skyscrapers exceeding 150 metres (490 ft): Istanbul (52), A London (38), Paris (23), Frankfurt (20), and ...
Tallest building in East Asia and China and contains the highest luxury hotel in the world; Tallest twisted building [17] 4 The Clock Towers: 601.0 1,972 120 (+ 3 below ground) Mecca Saudi Arabia: 2012 Tallest building in Saudi Arabia, tallest clock tower and contains the highest museum in the world [18] 5 Ping An International Finance Centre ...
Its dome, surrounded by the spires of Wren's City churches, has dominated the skyline for over 300 years. At 365 ft (111 m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1963. The dome is still one of the highest in the world. St Paul's is the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom, after Liverpool Cathedral.