"growing number of Skyscrapers with twelve buildings under construction to rise above 100 metres (328 ft) with a further 44 approved. The Shard London Bridge (topped out in Spring 2012) is the tallest building in the European Union being 310 metres (1,016 ft) high. Architecture of London London is the second largest urban area – and largest city (see List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits) – in the European Union area; as the ancient city of Londinium founded in the first century CE and nearly continuously inhabited, it is not characterised by any single"
"is scheduled to be completed in 2020. After the destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the September 11 terrorist attacks, a new trade center was designed, with the main tower designed by David Childs of SOM. One World Trade Center, opened in 2015, is 1,776 feet (541 m). tall, making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. In London, one of the most notable contemporary landmarks is 30 St Mary Axe, popularly known as ""The Gherkin"", designed by Norman Foster (2004). It replaced the London Millennium Tower a much taller project that Foster earlier"
"The Shard The Shard, also infrequently referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-story supertall skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. Standing high, the Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, the tallest building in the European Union, the fifth-tallest building in Europe and the 96th-tallest building in the world. It is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the concrete tower of the Emley Moor transmitting station. It replaced Southwark Towers,"
"Landmark Pinnacle Landmark Pinnacle is a skyscraper under construction by developer Chalegrove Properties in Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs, London, United Kingdom. It is set to be the tallest residential building in Europe and will have more habitable floors than any other building in the UK. The development was formerly known as City Pride, the same name as the public house it replaces, before a name change in 2016. The ""City Pride"" public house was formerly the only building on the site and closed in 2012. Oracle Group purchased the freehold in 2007 for £6.75M and sold it"
"of the planning inspector and despite warnings from Prescott's own advisers that it ""could set a precedent for the indiscriminate scattering of very tall buildings across London"". As of October 2011 the concrete core had reached level 22. Glass curtain wall construction began in September 2011, with floors one and two completed by October. As of March 2012 the core had risen beyond the 44th floor. By October 2012, the steel and the core had reached full height, and the installation of the wind turbine began with the glass a few floors below the top of the tower. On 16"
"10 Holloway Circus 10 Holloway Circus (also referred to as the Holloway Circus Tower or Beetham Tower) is a tall mixed-use skyscraper in Birmingham city centre, England. It is named after the developers, Beetham Organisation, and was designed by Ian Simpson and built by Laing O'Rourke. The entire development covers an area of . It is the tallest occupied building in Birmingham and the 30th tallest building in the United Kingdom. It has 39 floors, and is the second tallest structure in the city after the British Telecom Tower. The front façade of the building is floor-to-ceiling glass decorated in"
"scaffolding remains in place to catch any falling debris. Alexandra Tower, Liverpool Alexandra Tower is a residential tower located in the newly developed Prince's Dock area of Liverpool, England. It was constructed between 2005 and 2008 and upon completion became the sixth tallest building in Liverpool. The tower has a total 27 floors, with 201 apartments, reaching a height of . In March 2010, a decorative glass panel shattered and fell from the building onto the ground below. The cause is not known, although it is thought that temperature fluctuations caused by overnight freezing and subsequent heating during the day"
"The Scalpel The Scalpel is a commercial skyscraper under construction in London, United Kingdom. It is located on Lime Street in the City of London financial area. Originally a nickname but subsequently designated as its official name, the term ""Scalpel"" was coined by the ""Financial Times"" due to the building's distinctive angular design and followed a trend of nicknaming new buildings based upon their shape, such as the nearby Leadenhall Building, also known as ""The Cheesegrater"". Upon completion in 2018, The Scalpel will be tall, with 38 storeys. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. The site is on the"
"first proper skyscraper outside London"". 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 newly topped out South Tower at Deansgate Square; which is tall. As a result of the elongated floor plan, the structure is one of the thinnest skyscrapers in the world with a height to width ratio of 10:1 on the east west façade, but is noticeably wider on the north south façade. A four-metre cantilever marks the transition between hotel and residential use on the north façade, and"
"implosion, but due to proximity of Guy's Hospital and other buildings, Southwark Towers was instead taken apart in pieces. It was the tallest building ever to have been demolished in the United Kingdom. Southwark Towers Southwark Towers was a high rise building at 32 London Bridge Street, designed by TP Bennett architects, overlooking London Bridge station, in Southwark, London. When it was demolished in 2008 to make way for The Shard, it was the joint-tallest building ever to have been demolished in the United Kingdom, alongside the Drapers' Gardens tower. Completed in 1975, it was 100 metres tall and had"
"Tower 42 Tower 42 is a skyscraper in the City of London, England. It is the fourth-tallest in the City and tenth-tallest in Greater London. Its original name was the National Westminster Tower (commonly known as the NatWest Tower), having been built to house NatWest's international headquarters. Seen from above, the shape of the tower resembles that of the NatWest logo (three chevrons in a hexagonal arrangement). The tower, designed by Richard Seifert and engineered by Pell Frischmann, is located at 25 Old Broad Street. It was built by John Mowlem & Co between 1971 and 1980, first occupied in"
"20 Fenchurch Street 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. Construction was completed in spring 2014, and the three-floor 'sky garden' was opened in January 2015. The 38-storey building is tall, making it the sixth-tallest building in the City of London and the 12th tallest in greater London. Designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and costing over £200 million, 20 Fenchurch Street features a highly distinctive top-heavy form which appears"
"1980, and formally opened on 11 June 1981 by Queen Elizabeth II. The construction cost was £72 million (approximately £ today). It is high, which made it the tallest building in the United Kingdom until the topping out of One Canada Square at Canary Wharf in 1990. It was the tallest building to have been built in London in the 1980s. It held the status of tallest building in the City of London for 30 years, until it was surpassed by the Heron Tower in December 2009. The building today is multi-tenanted and comprises Grade A office space and restaurant"
"the six women were arrested by police on suspicion of aggravated trespass. </small> </small> </small> The Shard The Shard, also infrequently referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-story supertall skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. Standing high, the Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, the tallest building in the European Union, the fifth-tallest building in Europe and the 96th-tallest building in the world. It is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United"
"Alexandra Tower, Liverpool Alexandra Tower is a residential tower located in the newly developed Prince's Dock area of Liverpool, England. It was constructed between 2005 and 2008 and upon completion became the sixth tallest building in Liverpool. The tower has a total 27 floors, with 201 apartments, reaching a height of . In March 2010, a decorative glass panel shattered and fell from the building onto the ground below. The cause is not known, although it is thought that temperature fluctuations caused by overnight freezing and subsequent heating during the day may have been responsible. To date only some safety"
"Russia by the Hermitage Plaza building, which is planned to be completed in La Défense, Paris, in 2019. The Shard is the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the concrete transmission tower at Emley Moor. Another planned London skyscraper, the Pinnacle, was originally proposed to rival the height of The Shard, but was reduced to a height of because of concerns from the Civil Aviation Authority. It is taller than all of the natural peaks in London and in adjoining counties, the highest of which is Walbury Hill, close to Wiltshire. The Shard comprises a 26-floor office complex,"
"the Heron Tower, though following a naming dispute in 2014 involving the tenant Salesforce.com the City of London ruled in favour of the property being officially named 110 Bishopsgate. The tower initially struggled to attract tenants in the depths of the Great Recession, but is now fully let. Designed by architects Kohn Pedersen Fox, the height of the Heron Tower was planned to be only 183 m, identical to that of Tower 42, the City of London's then tallest building since 1980. It attracted some controversy when first announced due to its proximity to St Paul's Cathedral when viewed from"
"Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa (, Arabic for ""Khalifa Tower""; pronounced ), known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration in 2010, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of and a roof height (excluding antenna) of , the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world since its topping out in late 2008. Construction of the Burj Khalifa began in 2004, with the exterior completed five years later in 2009. The primary structure is reinforced concrete. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called"
"Heron Tower The Salesforce Tower (officially 110 Bishopsgate and formerly Heron Tower) is a commercial skyscraper in London. It stands tall including its mast making it the tallest building in the City of London financial district and the third tallest in Greater London and the United Kingdom, after the Shard in Southwark and One Canada Square at Canary Wharf. The Heron Tower is located on Bishopsgate and is bordered by Camomile Street, Outwich Street and Houndsditch. Construction of the building started in 2007 and was completed in 2011. It is owned by Heron International and is still popularly known as"
"Construction of St George Wharf was completed in phases, with blocks opening between 2007-2010. St George Wharf Tower was the final block to complete, opening in 2012. The development comprises over 1,400 apartments, as well as offices, retail units and restaurants. It was designed by the architecture practice Broadway Malyan. It has twice won the ""Architects' Journal's"" 'Worst building in the world' award. St George Wharf comprises the following blocks: St George Wharf Tower is a residential skyscraper. It is tall with 49 storeys, making it the tallest residential building in the United Kingdom. At 07:57 GMT on 16 January"
"winched into place. The steel structure thus reached a height of . The final 516 panes of glass were added shortly after, topping the tower out at its full height of . The Shard was inaugurated on 5 July 2012 by the Prime Minister of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, in a ceremony attended by Prince Andrew, Duke of York. The inauguration ceremony featured a laser light show comprising 12 lasers and 30 searchlights, which illuminated the building on the London skyline. Practical completion of the building was achieved in November 2012. Standing at its highest point,"
"Spire London Spire London, previously known as Hertsmere House, is a construction project located in West India Quay, near Canary Wharf. Developed by Greenland Group and designed by HOK, the tallest building of 67 stories is set for construction by the end of 2016 with a completion target of 2020. Demolition of the current building on the site, Hertsmere House, has been completed. Piling began in January 2017 and finished in November 2017. Upon completion, Spire London will become western Europe's tallest residential tower. In total, the development will have 861 apartments and cost £800m to construct. Spire London is"
"on December 20, 2003, making it Europe's tallest building at 264.1 metres or 867 feet. The previous title holder was the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt. From 2010 to mid-2012, the tallest building in Moscow (and Europe) was the ""Moscow Tower"" of the City of Capitals complex, until overtaken on July 5, 2012 (official inauguration day) by London's ""The Shard"" skyscraper, until overtaken on 2013 by the Mercury City Tower in Moscow, until overtaken on 2015 by the OKO: South Tower in Moscow, until overtaken on 2016 by the Federation Tower: East Tower in Moscow. The Triumph Tower of Astana is"
"tall office buildings including the 600-foot (183 m), 47-storey Natwest Tower, the first skyscraper in the UK. Office space development has intensified especially in the central, northern and eastern parts, with skyscrapers including 30 St. Mary Axe (""the Gherkin""'), Leadenhall Building (""the Cheesegrater""), 20 Fenchurch Street (""the Walkie-Talkie""), the Broadgate Tower and the Heron Tower, the tallest in the City. Another skyscraper, 22 Bishopsgate, is under construction. The main residential section of the City today is the Barbican Estate, constructed between 1965 and 1976. The Museum of London is based there, as are a number of other services provided by"
"a ground-breaking ceremony in November 2014. Bose also stated ""London Eye is 135 meter high. By the time of completion, [the Kolkata wheel] would be the third-tallest wheel in the world"" - apparently unaware that the London Eye had already dropped to world's third-tallest status over six years previously, when the Singapore Flyer was completed in February 2008, and was further relegated to world's fourth-tallest when the Las Vegas High Roller opened in March 2014. Bose is head of Sun Consulting and Investment, which was given a 30-year lease to run the wheel by Banerjee, and has the responsibility of"
"the level of art."" The Shard, built over the underground station of London Bridge, is sixty-six stories and 305 meters high, which made it, when completed in 2012, the tallest skyscraper in Europe (in 2017, it was the tallest building in the European Union but was surpassed in height by three towers in Moscow.) Inside, it contains luxury residences and a hotel, along with offices, shops, restaurants, and cultural centers. It has a wide base and a split pinnacle point which seems to disappear into the clouds, like, as Piano described it, ""a bell tower of the 16th century, or"
"Southwark Towers Southwark Towers was a high rise building at 32 London Bridge Street, designed by TP Bennett architects, overlooking London Bridge station, in Southwark, London. When it was demolished in 2008 to make way for The Shard, it was the joint-tallest building ever to have been demolished in the United Kingdom, alongside the Drapers' Gardens tower. Completed in 1975, it was 100 metres tall and had 25 floors in three wings. Southwark Towers was formerly the London office of Price Waterhouse before it merged with Coopers & Lybrand in 1998. The property attracted some political interest in the 1970s"
"altered over the last generation with new high-rise 'skyscrapers' erected reflecting London's predominance as a global financial centre. Renzo Piano's 310m The Shard is the tallest building in the European Union, the fourth-tallest building in Europe and the 96th-tallest building in the world Other notable modern buildings include City Hall in Southwark with its distinctive ovular shape, the Postmodernist British Library in Somers Town and No 1 Poultry by James Stirling, the Great Court of the British Museum, and the striking Millennium Dome next to the Thames east of Canary Wharf. The 1933 Battersea Power Station and the Tate Modern"
"1980, it claimed this title from the Post Office Tower, a transmission tower located at 60 Cleveland Street in Fitzrovia, London. Tower 42 is now the third-tallest tower in the City of London, having been overtaken in 2010 by the Heron Tower and the Leadenhall Building in 2014. It is the eighth-tallest in London overall. An annual fundraising event called Vertical Rush takes place inside Tower 42. It is a vertical run of 932 steps to the top of the tower. Tower 42 Tower 42 is a skyscraper in the City of London, England. It is the fourth-tallest in the"
"criss-cross style steel beaming over the windows making it have a very strong appearance. The beaming is similar to the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. The building was used in the James Bond Skyfall movie to represent a Shanghai skyscraper. Broadgate Tower The Broadgate Tower is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London. It was constructed between 2005 and 2009. Built at an estimated cost of £240 million, it marked the next major phase of construction in the Broadgate estate that began in the 1980s to provide office space. The tower is situated in"
"22 Bishopsgate 22 Bishopsgate is a commercial skyscraper under construction in London, United Kingdom. It will occupy a prominent site on Bishopsgate, in the City of London financial district, and is set to stand tall with 62 storeys. The project replaces an earlier plan for a tower named The Pinnacle, on which construction was started in 2008 but suspended in 2012 following the Great Recession, with only the concrete core of the first seven storeys. The structure was later subjected to a re-design, out of which it became known by its postal address, 22 Bishopsgate. Under the original plans, The"
"had proposed for the same site, which would have been the tallest building in Europe, but was so tall that it interfered with the flight pattern for Heathrow Airport. The steel framework of the Gherkin is integrated into the glass facade, giving it the colorful appearance of an elongated Russian easter egg, The tallest building in Moscow is the Mercury City Tower in Moscow, designed by the American architect Frank Williams with Mikhail Posokhin and Gennadiy Sirota. Completed in 2012, with a height 338 meters, it surpassed The Shard in London when it was built as the tallest building in"
"Pinnacle was to become the second-tallest building in both the United Kingdom and the European Union after The Shard, also in London. The Economic Development Corporation of Saudi Arabia and its development manager, Arab Investments, which largely funded the construction (investing £500 million in it) in return for a majority stake in the structure. However, the build was put on hold due to a lack of additional funding and letting commitments. In 2013 it was reported that a review of the design and construction process, undertaken by original architects Kohn Pedersen Fox, agents CBRE and the developers, had been completed,"