List of tallest buildings and structures in London

Canary Wharf is home to the three tallest buildings in London. From the left; the 200-metre HSBC Tower, the 235-metre One Canada Square and the 200-metre Citigroup Centre.

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in London ranks skyscrapers and towers in the city of London, United Kingdom by height. As of May 2007, there were 10 buildings with a roof height of at least 150 metres (490 ft) in London with a further 12 under construction or approved for construction.[1]

London has strict regulations on building height to preserve its protected views, especially those of St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London and Westminster Palace.[2] Until the early 1960s, most buildings in London were restricted to 30 metres (98 ft) in height. This restriction was put in place in order to keep every floor of a building in reach of the fire-fighting equipment.[3] The lifting of the height restriction caused a boom in the construction of tall buildings during the 1960s. Most prominent of these was the Post Office Tower (now known as the BT Tower), built as a combined office and microwave-relay station.

One of London's first notable tall buildings was the 117 metres (380 ft) Centre Point, completed in 1966. The NatWest Tower followed in 1980, which at 183 metres (600 ft) became London's first genuine "skyscraper" by international standards. It was followed in 1990 by the 235 metres (770 ft) One Canada Square, which formed the centrepiece of the Canary Wharf development. Following another 10-year gap, several new skyscrapers appeared on London's skyline—8 Canada Square, 25 Canada Square, the Heron Quays buildings, the Barclays headquarters and the award-winning 30 St Mary Axe.

The next few years will see massive changes to London's skyline, with literally dozens of new skyscrapers planned.[4] Approximately 40 towers are propsed, approved or under construction in Canary Wharf alone. In 2007, construction began on the 225 metres (740 ft) Leadenhall Building,[5] and as of June 2008, the 310 metres (1,000 ft) Shard London Bridge site is under demolition, the 288 metres (940 ft) Bishopsgate Tower is under construction, as is the 246 metres (810 ft) Heron Tower and the 236 metres (770 ft) and 189 metres (620 ft) Riverside South towers. The 181 metres (590 ft) St George's Wharf Tower, the 163 metres (530 ft) Beetham Tower, and the 160 metres (520 ft) Fenchurch Street Tower, along with numerous other skyscrapers around the capital will also start construction in 2008.

1 Tallest buildings
2 Tallest structures
3 Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Tallest buildings

One Canada Square Tower 42 The BT Tower Looking up at 30 St Mary Axe

This list contains all completed high-rise buildings located within London that are over 100 metres (328 ft) in height.[1] The list is sorted by official height; where two or more structures share the same height, equal ranking is given and the structures are then listed in alphabetical order.

Rank Name Built Use Height Floors Location metres feet 1 One Canada Square1991 Office 235 771 50 Canary Wharf2 8 Canada Square2002 Office 200 655 45 Canary Wharf 25 Canada Square2002 Office 200 655 45 Canary Wharf4 BT Tower1964 Office & Telecoms 191 625 35 Fitzrovia5 Tower 421980 Office 183 600 42 City of London6 30 St Mary Axe2003 Office 180 590 40 City of London7 Broadgate Tower2008 Office 164 538 35 City of London8 One Churchill Place2004 Office 156 513 32 Canary Wharf9 25 Bank Street2003 Office 153 502 33 Canary Wharf 40 Bank Street2003 Office 153 502 33 Canary Wharf11 10 Upper Bank Street2003 Office 151 495 32 Canary Wharf12 Pan Peninsula East Tower2008 Residential 147 48 Canary Wharf13 Guy's Tower1974 Hospital 143 469 34 Southwark14 CityPoint1967 Office 127 417 36 City of London15 Willis Building2007 Office 125 410 26 City of London16 Euston Tower1970 Office 124 408 36 Camden17 Cromwell Tower1973 Residential 123 404 42 Barbican Estate Lauderdale Tower1974 Residential 123 404 43 Barbican Estate Shakespeare Tower1976 Residential 123 404 43 Barbican Estate20 Pan Peninsula West Tower2008 Residential 122 38 Canary Wharf21 Millbank Tower1963 Office 119 390 33 Millbank22 Aviva Tower1969 Office 118 387 28 City of London23 Centre Point1967 Office 117 385 35 Camden Empress State Building1961 Office 117 385 31 Hammersmith and Fulham25 King's Reach Tower2004 Mixed 108 354 34 Southwark26 Shell Centre1961 Office 107 351 26 Lambeth27 33 Canada Square1999 Office 105 344 18 Canary Wharf28 Ontario Tower2007 Residential 104 340 29 Canary Wharf 99 Bishopsgate1976 Office 104 340 26 City of London30 Stock Exchange Tower1970 Office 103 339 27 City of London31 The London Hilton
on Park Lane1963 Hotel 101 331 29 Mayfair Portland House1963 Office 101 333 29 Westminster33 Southwark Towers1976 Office 100 328 25 Southwark

The 16 tallest buildings in London as of May 2007

Tallest structures

The London Eye

The following is a list of all structures in London with a height greater than 100 metres.[6] A structure differs from a high-rise by its lack of floors and habitability.