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As of 2022, there are 121 buildings or structures that are at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall in the Greater London metropolitan area, with 24 of these being in the City of London and 27 being in the Canary Wharf / Isle of Dogs district. The Greater London metropolitan area contains the second most skyscrapers of any city in Europe after Moscow ...
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Leeds ranks skyscrapers, structures and towers in the city of Leeds, England by height. Leeds is a major UK city and regional capital. Currently, the tallest building in Leeds, and also the newest on the list, is Altus House at 114 metres (374 ft) [ 1 ] which has held the record since topping ...
20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street, in the historic City of London financial district. It has been nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie" because of its distinctive shape, said to resemble a walkie-talkie handset. [4]
The original proposal included a large array of skyscrapers, compared with the likes of New York and Shanghai. [ 100 ] [ 104 ] However, due to concerns from, primarily, Historic England and UNESCO , regarding the impact of tall buildings to Liverpool's World Heritage Status , the plans have been revised multiple times, resulting in building ...
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At a height of 169 m (554 ft), it was described by the Financial Times as "the UK's first proper skyscraper outside London". [11] From 2006 to 2018, the skyscraper was the tallest building in Manchester and outside London in the United Kingdom. In November 2018, it was surpassed by the South Tower at Deansgate Square, which is 201 m (659 ft) tall.
As of August 2022, the tower is the 125th tallest building in the UK, and until 2005 it was the tallest residential tower in the UK outside of London. [1] Until 2015, it was the tallest structure in Brighton and Hove , however it has now been exceeded by the Brighton i360 , which stands at 162 metres; the tower is still Brighton and Hove's ...
Millbank Tower is a 119-metre-high (390 ft) skyscraper in the City of Westminster at Millbank, by the River Thames in London, England.The tower was constructed in 1963, and has been home to many high-profile political organisations, including the Labour and Conservative parties, and the United Nations.