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Building skyscrapers in an old and famous town can drastically alter the image of the city. In cities such as London [ 13 ] in the United Kingdom or San Francisco in the United States, [ 14 ] there is a legal requirement called protected view , which limits the height of new buildings within or adjacent to the sightline between the two places ...
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 ...
Skyscraper 51.5145°N. 0.0829°W. Tallest building in the City of London. ... Until 2018 the tallest building in the UK outside of London. Also known as "Hilton Tower".
[186] Tallest all-hotel building in the United Kingdom. [187] 66= Keybridge Lofts: 128 / 420: 37: 2019: Residential: Vauxhall / Nine Elms [188] Upon completion was the UK's tallest brick residential tower. [189] Replaced former BT building called Keybridge House. [190] Topped out in 2020. [191] 66= 10 George Street (Wood Wharf E2) 128 / 420: 35 ...
The 49-storey Octagon residential tower, Birmingham's joint tallest building at 155-metres, viewed from Chamberlain Square, with Birmingham Town Hall to the left and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to the right. (March 2025). Viewed from the west, Birmingham's skyline is dominated by the 132-metre Mercian tower. (January 2022).
The Shard, [a] also referred to as the Shard London Bridge [13] and formerly London Bridge Tower, [14] is a 72-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development.
Architectural styles of Liverpool's tallest buildings vary greatly; most are found in the city centre.. This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Liverpool ranks high-rise structures in Liverpool, England, by height (buildings in the wider Liverpool Urban Area are listed separately within the article).
This is a list of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom by settlement.The article includes all cities and towns with a population over 100,000.This list is based on criteria set out by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat which excludes structures such as telecommunication towers and church spires from being labelled as a 'skyscraper or tall building'.