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In the City of London, Heron Tower was completed in 2007 at 230 metres (750 feet), and the Broadgate Tower in 2008 at 165 metres (541 feet). (left) City Hall (2002) Fosters and Partners and (right) The Shard (2012) Renzo Piano, high-tech and neo-futurist architecture . Boris Johnson, Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016, approved more skyscrapers ...
In 1980, the 183 metre (600 ft) NatWest Tower (now Tower 42) was completed in the City of London. In 1991, One Canada Square was topped-out at 235 metres (771 ft), becoming the centrepiece of the Canary Wharf development. The 2000s saw the beginnings of a boom in skyscraper building, mostly in the City of London and Canary Wharf.
Former buildings and structures in the City of London (7 C, 98 P) H. Buildings and structures in Holborn (19 P) Houses in the City of London (1 C, 5 P) L.
It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts , are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
Guildhall crypt. During the Roman period, the Guildhall was the site of the London Roman Amphitheatre, rediscovered as recently as 1988.It was the largest in Roman Britain, partial remains of which are on public display in the basement of the Guildhall Art Gallery, and the outline of whose arena is marked with a black circle on the paving of the courtyard in front of the hall.
Buildings and structures in the City of London (17 C, 61 P) Coffeehouses and cafés in London (25 P) Crematoria in London (1 C, 7 P) D. Drill halls in London (19 P) F.
The City Hall building was designed by Norman Foster and was constructed at a cost of £43 million [5] on a site formerly occupied by wharves serving the Pool of London.It opened in July 2002, two years after the GLA was created, and was leased rather than owned by the GLA. [6]
Art Deco architecture in London (129 P) Art Nouveau architecture in London (19 P) B. Brutalist architecture in London (32 P) Buildings and structures in London (20 C ...