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Tall buildings in London, England

London is a city with strict limits to building height. Permission to build skyscrapers in the centre of the city is granted on a case-by-case basis. For this reason, tall buildings in central London are notable landmarks.

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Tower 42 and the Swiss Re "gherkin" seen from the Barbican
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Structures taller than 100m

High-rise buildings

Name Height Floors Year

1. 1 Canada Square (Canary Wharf Tower) [C] 235m 50 1991

2. 8 Canada Square (HSBC Building) [C] 200m 45 2002

3. 25 Canada Square (Citigroup Centre) [C] 200m 45 2001

4. BT Tower (formerly Post Office Tower) 183m 43 1980

5. Tower 42 (formerly NatWest Tower) 183m 43 1980

6. 30 St Mary Axe (the Swiss Re Building) [U] 180m 40 2003

7. One Churchill Place (Barclays Bank HQ) [U] 156m 32 2004

8. 25 Bank Street [H] [U] 153m 33 2003

9. 40 Bank Street [H] [U] 153m 33 2003

10. 10 Upper Bank Street [H] [U] 151m 32 2003

11. Guy's Tower 143m 34 1974

12. CityPoint 127m 36 1967

13. Euston Tower 124m 36 1970

14. Shakespeare Tower [B] 123m 43 1976

15. Lauderdale Tower [B] 123m 43 1974

16. Cromwell Tower [B] 123m 42 1973

17. Millbank Tower 118m 32 1963

18. St. Helen's 118m 28 1969

19. Centre Point 117m 35 1967

20. Empress State Building 117m 31 1961

21. King's Reach Tower 111m 30 1978

22. 1 West India Quay [U] 111m 34 2004

23. Shell Tower 107m 26 1961

24. 33 Canada Square 105m 18 1999

25. 99 Bishopsgate 104m 26 1976

26. Portland House 101m 29 1963

27. The London Hilton on Park Lane 101m 29 1963

28. Southwark Towers 100m 25 1976

29. Draper's Gardens 100m 30 1967

30. Stock Exchange Tower 100m 26 1970

Other constructions

Name Height Year

1. Crystal Palace Transmitter 222m 1950

2. The London Eye 135m 1999

3. Wembley Stadium [U] 133m 2005

4. St Paul's Cathedral 112m 1710

5. Victoria Tower (at the Palace of Westminster) 102m 1858

^[U] Under construction.

^[C] Part of the Canary Wharf Complex.

^[B] Part of the Barbican Estate.

^[H] Part of the Heron Quays Complex.

Top 10 comparison

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Top 10 tallest buildings in London as of mid 2003.

Other famous tall buildings

Name Height Year

Trellick Tower 98m 1972

Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster (Big Ben) 96m 1859

Lloyd's building 95m 1986

Millennium Dome 95m 1999

Midland Grand Hotel 82m 1868

The London Ark 76m 1992

OXO Tower 67m 1900

The Old Bailey 67m 1907

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