List of tallest buildings and structures in London
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This list of the tallest buildings and structures in London ranks skyscraper
s and tower
s in London
, United Kingdom
by height. Since November 2010 the tallest structure in London is the Shard London Bridge
, still under construction and due to reach 310m by 2012, when it will become the tallest building in the European Union. The tallest completed structure is the 50-storey
One Canada Square
, which rises 235 metres (771 ft) in Canary Wharf
and was completed in 1991. It also stands as the tallest building in the United Kingdom and the 15th-tallest building in Europe. The second-tallest building in London is Heron Tower
in the City of London which was topped out in 2010, and stands at a height of 230 metres.
The history of tall structures in London began with the completion of the 27-metre (90 ft) White Tower
, a part of the Tower of London
, in 1098. The first structure to surpass a height of 100 metres (328 ft) was Old St Paul's Cathedral
. Completed in 1310, the cathedral stood at a height of 150 metres (493 ft). It was the world's tallest structure until 1311, when its height was surpassed by Lincoln Cathedral
in Lincoln, England
. It regained the title when the spire of the Lincoln Cathedral fell in 1549. Although the spire of the Old St Paul's Cathedral was destroyed by lightning
on 4 June 1561, it still stood as the tallest structure in London, while the world's tallest structure became Strasbourg Cathedral
in Strasbourg
, France
. The Old St Paul's Cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of London
in September 1666. The title of tallest structure in London passed to Southwark Cathedral
, which stands at a height of 50 metres (163 ft) and no structure in London again rose above 100 metres (328 ft) until 1710, when the current St Paul's Cathedral
was completed. At 111 metres (365 ft), the cathedral remained the tallest building in London
until overtaken by the BT Tower
, completed in 1962.
Despite its long history and constant rebuilding, London does not have a large number of skyscrapers. This is due to restrictions on building heights originally imposed by the London Building Act of 1894, which followed the construction of the fourteen-storey Queen Anne's Mansions
. Though restrictions have long since been eased, strict regulations remain to preserve protected views, especially those of St Paul's Cathedral
, the Tower of London
and Westminster Palace
, as well as to comply with the requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority.
The lifting of height restrictions caused a boom in the construction of tall buildings during the 1960s. One of London's first notable tall buildings was the 117 metres (383.9 ft) Centre Point
, completed in 1966. The NatWest Tower
followed in 1980, which at 183 metres (600.4 ft) became London's first genuine "skyscraper" by international standards. It was followed in 1991 by the 235 metres (771 ft) One Canada Square
, which formed the centrepiece of the Canary Wharf
development. Following a 10-year gap, several new skyscrapers appeared on London's skyline: 8 Canada Square
, 25 Canada Square, the Heron Quays
buildings, the Barclays headquarters
, the Broadgate Tower
and the award-winning 30 St Mary Axe
. Some of the awards given to 30 St Mary Axe include the Emporis Skyscraper Award
in 2003 and the RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture
in 2004.
With the precedent set by the towers of Canary Wharf and with the encouragement of former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, a renewed trend for building tall has been established in recent years. There are 9 structures actively under construction in London that will rise at least 100 metres (328 ft) in height. The tallest of these at 310 m (1,017 ft) is Shard London Bridge
, which began construction in February 2009. The next tallest is the 288-metre "Pinnacle
" which will form the centrepiece of the City
skyscraper cluster.
* Indicates still under construction, but has been topped out
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding a building's expected year of completion has not yet been released.
* Approximate figure.
* Estimated height.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
s and tower
Tower
A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires....
s in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
by height. Since November 2010 the tallest structure in London is the Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...
, still under construction and due to reach 310m by 2012, when it will become the tallest building in the European Union. The tallest completed structure is the 50-storey
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
One Canada Square
One Canada Square
One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...
, which rises 235 metres (771 ft) in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...
and was completed in 1991. It also stands as the tallest building in the United Kingdom and the 15th-tallest building in Europe. The second-tallest building in London is Heron Tower
Heron Tower
Heron Tower, also referred to as 110 Bishopsgate, is a skyscraper owned by Heron International in the City of London. It was completed in 2011...
in the City of London which was topped out in 2010, and stands at a height of 230 metres.
The history of tall structures in London began with the completion of the 27-metre (90 ft) White Tower
White Tower (Tower of London)
The White Tower is a central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London.-History:The castle which later became known as the Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror in 1066. It began as a timber fortification enclosed by a palisade. In the next decade work began on the White Tower, the...
, a part of the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
, in 1098. The first structure to surpass a height of 100 metres (328 ft) was Old St Paul's Cathedral
Old St Paul's Cathedral
Old St Paul's Cathedral is a name used to refer to the medieval cathedral of the City of London which until 1666 stood on the site of the present St Paul's Cathedral. Built between 1087 and 1314 and dedicated to St Paul, the cathedral was the fourth church on the site at Ludgate Hill...
. Completed in 1310, the cathedral stood at a height of 150 metres (493 ft). It was the world's tallest structure until 1311, when its height was surpassed by Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
in Lincoln, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It regained the title when the spire of the Lincoln Cathedral fell in 1549. Although the spire of the Old St Paul's Cathedral was destroyed by lightning
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
on 4 June 1561, it still stood as the tallest structure in London, while the world's tallest structure became Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, France. Although considerable parts of it are still in Romanesque architecture, it is widely consideredSusan Bernstein: , The Johns Hopkins University Press to be among the finest...
in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The Old St Paul's Cathedral was destroyed by the Great Fire of London
Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall...
in September 1666. The title of tallest structure in London passed to Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge....
, which stands at a height of 50 metres (163 ft) and no structure in London again rose above 100 metres (328 ft) until 1710, when the current St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother...
was completed. At 111 metres (365 ft), the cathedral remained the tallest building in London
until overtaken by the BT Tower
BT Tower
The BT Tower is a tall cylindrical building in London, United Kingdom, located at 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia W1T 4JZ, London Borough of Camden. It has been previously known as the Post Office Tower, the London Telecom Tower and the British Telecom Tower. The main structure is tall, with a...
, completed in 1962.
Despite its long history and constant rebuilding, London does not have a large number of skyscrapers. This is due to restrictions on building heights originally imposed by the London Building Act of 1894, which followed the construction of the fourteen-storey Queen Anne's Mansions
Queen Anne's Mansions
Queen Anne's Mansions was a block of flats in Petty France, Westminster, London at .In 1873, Henry Alers Hankey acquired a site between St. James's Park and St. James Park Station....
. Though restrictions have long since been eased, strict regulations remain to preserve protected views, especially those of St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother...
, the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
and Westminster Palace
Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...
, as well as to comply with the requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority.
The lifting of height restrictions caused a boom in the construction of tall buildings during the 1960s. One of London's first notable tall buildings was the 117 metres (383.9 ft) Centre Point
Centre Point
Centre Point is a substantial concrete and glass office building in central London, England, occupying 101-103 New Oxford Street, WC1, close to St Giles Circus and almost directly above Tottenham Court Road tube station. The site was once occupied by a gallows...
, completed in 1966. The NatWest Tower
Tower 42
Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the fifth tallest in London overall. The original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's International Division. Seen from above, the tower closely resembles the NatWest...
followed in 1980, which at 183 metres (600.4 ft) became London's first genuine "skyscraper" by international standards. It was followed in 1991 by the 235 metres (771 ft) One Canada Square
One Canada Square
One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys...
, which formed the centrepiece of the Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...
development. Following a 10-year gap, several new skyscrapers appeared on London's skyline: 8 Canada Square
HSBC Tower, London
8 Canada Square is a skyscraper located at Canary Wharf in London Docklands, Borough of Tower Hamlets...
, 25 Canada Square, the Heron Quays
Heron Quays
Heron Quays forms part of the Canary Wharf area the Docklands, east London. It has a Docklands Light Railway station, which was moved south after the development was expanded....
buildings, the Barclays headquarters
One Churchill Place
One Churchill Place is a 156 m tall skyscraper with 32 floors, serving as the headquarters of Barclays Bank. It is in the Docklands area of London in Canary Wharf...
, the Broadgate Tower
Broadgate Tower
The Broadgate Tower is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London. It was constructed from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the fourth tallest building in the City of London....
and the award-winning 30 St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe, the Swiss Re Building , is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004...
. Some of the awards given to 30 St Mary Axe include the Emporis Skyscraper Award
Emporis Skyscraper Award
The Emporis Skyscraper Award is an award for architectural excellence regarding the design of buildings and their functionality.The award is presented annually by Emporis to the building representing the "Best new skyscraper for design and functionality". To qualify, nominated buildings must have...
in 2003 and the RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture
Stirling Prize
The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects...
in 2004.
With the precedent set by the towers of Canary Wharf and with the encouragement of former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, a renewed trend for building tall has been established in recent years. There are 9 structures actively under construction in London that will rise at least 100 metres (328 ft) in height. The tallest of these at 310 m (1,017 ft) is Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge
Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall...
, which began construction in February 2009. The next tallest is the 288-metre "Pinnacle
Bishopsgate Tower
The Pinnacle, also known as The Bishopsgate Tower and The Helter-Skelter, is a , 63-storey skyscraper under construction in the centre of London's main financial district, the City of London. It is one of four major towers under construction in London, others being Shard London Bridge, 122...
" which will form the centrepiece of the City
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
skyscraper cluster.
Tallest buildings and structures
This list ranks externally complete London skyscrapers and free-standing towers that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. The Shard London Bridge, still under construction, overtook 1 Canada Square in November 2010, but will not reach its full height until late 2011.| Rank | Name | Image | Height |
Floors | Year | Notes |
| 1 | One Canada Square One Canada Square One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys... |
235 / 771 | 50 | 1991 | 15th-tallest building in Europe. It is the tallest completed building in the UK United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... . |
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| 2 | Heron Tower Heron Tower Heron Tower, also referred to as 110 Bishopsgate, is a skyscraper owned by Heron International in the City of London. It was completed in 2011... |
230 / 756 | 46 | 2011 | Tallest Building in the City of London. 202m + 28m spire. | |
| 3 | Crystal Palace Transmitter |  |
219 / 720 | N/A | 1950 | Tallest structure completed in London in the 1950s. |
| 4= | 8 Canada Square |  |
200 / 655 | 42 | 2002 | 26th-tallest building in Europe, third-tallest building in the United Kingdom. |
| 4= | 25 Canada Square |  |
200 / 655 | 42 | 2002 | 26th-tallest building in Europe, third-tallest building in the United Kingdom. |
| 6 | Tower 42 Tower 42 Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the fifth tallest in London overall. The original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's International Division. Seen from above, the tower closely resembles the NatWest... |
183 / 600 | 47 | 1980 | Also known as NatWest Tower. 39th-tallest building in Europe, fifth-tallest building in the United Kingdom. Tallest structure completed in London in the 1980s. | |
| 7 | 30 St Mary Axe 30 St Mary Axe 30 St Mary Axe, the Swiss Re Building , is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004... |
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180 / 590 | 40 | 2003 | Also known as the Swiss Re building, or Gherkin. 44th-tallest building in Europe, sixth-tallest building in the United Kingdom. |
| 8 | BT Tower BT Tower The BT Tower is a tall cylindrical building in London, United Kingdom, located at 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia W1T 4JZ, London Borough of Camden. It has been previously known as the Post Office Tower, the London Telecom Tower and the British Telecom Tower. The main structure is tall, with a... |
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177 / 581 | 34 | 1962 | Tallest building completed in London in the 1960s, 177m + 12m antenna. |
| 9 | Broadgate Tower Broadgate Tower The Broadgate Tower is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London. It was constructed from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the fourth tallest building in the City of London.... |
161 / 529 | 35 | 2008 | 71st-tallest building in Europe. | |
| 10 | One Churchill Place One Churchill Place One Churchill Place is a 156 m tall skyscraper with 32 floors, serving as the headquarters of Barclays Bank. It is in the Docklands area of London in Canary Wharf... |
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156 / 513 | 32 | 2004 | Tenth-tallest building in the United Kingdom. |
| 11= | Croydon Transmitter |  |
153 / 502 | N/A | 1964 | |
| 11= | 25 Bank Street 25 Bank Street 25 Bank Street is an office tower in the Canary Wharf business district of London. It was developed in 2001-2003 by Canary Wharf Group as one of five new buildings on its Heron Quays site... |
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153 / 502 | 33 | 2003 | Eleventh-tallest building in the United Kingdom. |
| 11= | 40 Bank Street 40 Bank Street 40 Bank Street is a skyscraper in Heron Quays, Docklands, London. It is tall and has 33 floors. The building was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates and it was built by Canary Wharf Contractors.... |
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153 / 502 | 33 | 2003 | Eleventh-tallest building in the United Kingdom. |
| 14 | 10 Upper Bank Street 10 Upper Bank Street 10 Upper Bank Street is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, Docklands, London.It was designed by the architectural firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox and built by Canary Wharf Contractors.The 32 storey building was completed in 2003 and is 151 meters tall... |
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151 / 495 | 32 | 2003 | Thirteenth-tallest building in the United Kingdom. |
| 15= | Pan Peninsula Pan Peninsula Pan Peninsula, also known as 1 Millharbour, is an exclusive luxury residential development in the Docklands area of London, near South Quay DLR and Canary Wharf Underground stations... East Tower |
147 / 484 | 48 | 2008 | ||
| 15 = | Strata Strata (building) Strata SE1 is a 148-metre, 43 storey, 408 flat skyscraper at Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England... |
147 / 484 | 43 | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Guy's Tower Guy's Hospital Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is home to the King's College London School of Medicine... |
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143 / 469 | 34 | 1974 | Tallest all-hospital building in the world. Tallest structure completed in London in the 1970s. |
| 18 | 22 Marsh Wall 22 Marsh Wall 22 Marsh Wall, also known as The Landmark, is a pair of residential skyscrapers in Docklands, London, and is among the twenty tallest structures in the city.... East Tower |
140 / 458 | 40 | 2010 | ||
| 19 | London Eye London Eye The London Eye is a tall giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames, in London, England.It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually... |
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135 / 443 | N/A | 1999 | The world's tallest Ferris wheel Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on... until the completion of the Star of Nanchang Star of Nanchang The Star of Nanchang is a tall giant Ferris wheel located in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province.The Star of Nanchang opened for business in May 2006, having cost 57 million Yuan to build... in 2006. Is now the world's third tallest Ferris wheel, after the Singapore Flyer Singapore Flyer The Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel located in Singapore, constructed in 2005–2008. Described by its operators as an observation wheel, it reaches 42 stories high, with a total height of , making it the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, taller than the Star of Nanchang and taller than... opened in 2008. Contains the highest public viewing point in London. |
| 20 | Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007... |
133 / 436 | 6 | 2007 | 2nd Tallest stadium Stadium A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event... in the world. |
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| 21 | CityPoint CityPoint CityPoint is a skyscraper on Ropemaker Street on the northern fringe of the City of London.-Design and construction:... |
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127 / 417 | 36 | 1967 | |
| 22 | Willis Building Willis Building (London) The Willis Building at 51 Lime Street, is a large office tower in London's main financial district, the City of London.Designed by architect Norman Foster and developed by British Land, it stands opposite the Lloyd's building and is tall, with 26 storeys... |
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125 / 410 | 26 | 2007 | |
| 23 | Euston Tower Euston Tower Euston Tower is a skyscraper located in the London Borough of Camden. It is a good example of an International style skyscraper with glass curtain walls. It is situated at the intersection of Tottenham Court Road/Hampstead Road and Euston Road. It stands across the Euston Road from Warren Street... |
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124 / 408 | 36 | 1970 | |
| 24= | Cromwell Tower | 123 / 404 | 42 | 1973 | ||
| 24= | Lauderdale Tower | 123 / 404 | 43 | 1974 | ||
| 24= | Shakespeare Tower |  |
123 / 404 | 43 | 1976 | |
| 27 | Pan Peninsula Pan Peninsula Pan Peninsula, also known as 1 Millharbour, is an exclusive luxury residential development in the Docklands area of London, near South Quay DLR and Canary Wharf Underground stations... West Tower |
122 / 400 | 39 | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Millbank Tower Millbank Tower Millbank Tower is a high skyscraper in the City of Westminster at Millbank, on the banks of the River Thames in London, in the United Kingdom. The Tower was constructed in 1963 for Vickers and was originally known as Vickers Tower. It was designed by Ronald Ward and Partners and built by John... |
119 / 390 | 33 | 1963 | ||
| 29 | Aviva Tower Aviva Tower St Helen's is an office tower in the City of London. It is tall and has 28 floors... |
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118 / 387 | 28 | 1969 | Now known as St. Helen's |
| 30= | Centre Point Centre Point Centre Point is a substantial concrete and glass office building in central London, England, occupying 101-103 New Oxford Street, WC1, close to St Giles Circus and almost directly above Tottenham Court Road tube station. The site was once occupied by a gallows... |
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117 / 385 | 35 | 1967 | |
| 30= | Empress State Building Empress State Building The Empress State Building is a skyscraper in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was built in 1961 and was tall with 28 floors, designed by Stone, Toms & Partners. It was renovated in 2003 to a design by Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Three floors and were added to its height... |
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117 / 385 | 31 | 1961 | Originally stood at a height of 100 metres (328 ft) before a height extension in 2003. |
| 32 | ArcelorMittal Orbit ArcelorMittal Orbit The ArcelorMittal Orbit is a high observation tower in the Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The steel sculpture is Britain's largest piece of public art, and is a permanent, lasting legacy of London's hosting of the 2012 Summer Olympics, assisting in the post-Olympics regeneration of the... |
115 / 377 | N/A | 2012 | Topped out. | |
| 33 | Battersea Power Station Battersea Power Station Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Battersea, South London. The station comprises two individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built first in the... |
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113 / 370 | 10 | 1953 | |
| 34 | St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother... |
111 / 364 | N/A | 1710 | Tallest place of worship in London. Tallest structure completed in London in the 1700s. | |
| 35= | King's Reach Tower King's Reach Tower King's Reach Tower is a high-rise office building in Stamford Street, Southwark, London.It is a thirty-one storey structure high and was completed in 1972. It was designed by the renowned architect Sir Richard Seifert and built by John Laing Construction Limited. There are plans for a complete... |
108 / 354 | 34 | 1972 | Approval granted for height increase and recladding. | |
| 35= | 1 West India Quay 1 West India Quay 1 West India Quay is a skyscraper designed by HOK in the Docklands area of London which was completed in 2004. It is 111 metres tall and has 33 floors . The bottom 12 floors house a Marriott Hotel, including 47 serviced suites on floors 9-12. Floors 13-33 house 158 apartments... |
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108 / 354 | 36 | 2004 | |
| 37 | Shell Centre Shell Centre Shell Centre, in London, United Kingdom is one of the two "central offices" of oil major Shell .Shell Centre is located on the Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth... |
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107 / 351 | 26 | 1961 | |
| 38= | 33 Canada Square | 105 / 344 | 18 | 1999 | ||
| 38= | 100 Middlesex Street Nido Spitalfields Nido Spitalfields is the tallest student accommodation building in the world. It is located at 100 Middlesex Street in Spitalfields, London, England. Prior to completion in 2010, the tallest student accommodation building in the world was Sky Plaza in Leeds.... |
105 / 344 | 34 | 2009 | Also known as Nido. | |
| 38= | Pioneer Point North, Ilford | 105 / 344 | 31 | 2011 | Topped out. | |
| 41= | 99 Bishopsgate 99 Bishopsgate 99 Bishopsgate is a skyscraper in the City of London. It is tall and has 25 office floors, with a total net letable floor space of circa . There are a further three plant floors at levels LG, 14 and 27.... |
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104 / 340 | 26 | 1976 | |
| 41= | Ontario Tower Ontario Tower The Ontario Tower is a luxury high-rise residential development in London's Docklands. It was built by the Ballymore construction company, as part of a wider scheme in New Providence Wharf to provide new executive housing to meet changing demand in the Docklands area. 'Ontario' was designed by the... |
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104 / 340 | 29 | 2007 | |
| 43 | Victoria Tower Victoria Tower The Victoria Tower is the square tower at the south-west end of the Palace of Westminster in London, facing south and west onto Black Rod's Garden and Old Palace Yard. At , it is slightly taller than the more famous Clock Tower at the north end of the Palace . It houses the Parliamentary Archives... |
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102 / 336 | N/A | 1858 | Tallest non-religious building in the world upon completion. Tallest structure completed in London in the 1800s. Architectural height 102m, roof height 98.5m. |
| 44= | Portland House Portland House Portland House is a skyscraper in Westminster, London. It is tall with 29 floors and was completed in 1963.The building has two banks of lifts — the first serving the first up to the fifteenth floor, and the second the fifteenth floor upwards... |
101 / 331 | 29 | 1963 | ||
| 44= | London Hilton on Park Lane | 101 / 331 | 28 | 1963 | ||
| 44= | Royal London Hospital Royal London Hospital The Royal London Hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary. The name changed to The London Hospital in 1748 and then to The Royal London Hospital on its 250th anniversary in 1990. The first patients were treated at a house in Featherstone Street,... Tower 2 |
101 / 331 | 18 | 2010 | ||
| 47 | Stock Exchange Tower Stock Exchange Tower The Stock Exchange Tower is a high-rise building located in the City of London at 125 Old Broad Street.-History:Standing at tall, with 26 floors, the tower was completed by Trollope & Colls in 1970 and opened by the Queen in 1972. It served as the headquarters and offices for the London Stock... |
100 / 328 | 27 | 1970 | Reclad 2007. |
Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed
Under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in London and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft). Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are listed above.| Name | Height |
Floors | Year (est.) | Notes |
| Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall... |
310 / 1,017 | 87 | 2012 | Will become tallest building in the EU |
| Bishopsgate Tower Bishopsgate Tower The Pinnacle, also known as The Bishopsgate Tower and The Helter-Skelter, is a , 63-storey skyscraper under construction in the centre of London's main financial district, the City of London. It is one of four major towers under construction in London, others being Shard London Bridge, 122... |
288 / 945 | 63 | 2014 | Also known as The Pinnacle |
| Riverside South Riverside South (Canary Wharf) Riverside South is a proposed skyscraper development in Canary Wharf, London. Some below ground-level work has been carried out by the investment bank JP Morgan, which bought a 999 year lease on the site with the intention of making the building its London office, but the firm now plans to move... Tower 1 |
237 / 776 | 45 | 2016 | On hold |
| The Leadenhall Building 122 Leadenhall Street 122 Leadenhall Street is an address on Leadenhall Street in the City of London where a 225 metre tall skyscraper designed by Richard Rogers and frequently referred to as "the Cheese Grater" is currently under construction. The site is adjacent to the Lloyd's building, also designed by Rogers... |
225 / 738 | 48 | 2014 | |
| Riverside South Riverside South (Canary Wharf) Riverside South is a proposed skyscraper development in Canary Wharf, London. Some below ground-level work has been carried out by the investment bank JP Morgan, which bought a 999 year lease on the site with the intention of making the building its London office, but the firm now plans to move... Tower 2 |
186 / 610 | 37 | 2016 | On hold |
| St George Wharf Tower | 181 / 594 | 49 | 2014 | |
| 20 Fenchurch Street 20 Fenchurch Street 20 Fenchurch Street is a 160 metre , 36-storey skyscraper currently under construction in the City of London. It has been nicknamed the Walkie Talkie. Costing over £200m, it is designed by the Uruguayan born architect Rafael Viñoly and will feature a highly distinctive, top-heavy form which... |
160 / 525 | 39 | 2014 | |
| 150 High Street Stratford | 133 / 433 | 41 | 2013 | |
| Arrowhead Quay | 114 / 374 | 25 | 2012 | On hold |
| The Heron | 112 / 367 | 35 | 2012 | |
| Kings Cross Plot T6 | 100 / 328 | 27 | 2013 | Student housing |
Approved
This lists buildings that are approved for construction in London and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft).| Name | Height |
Floors | Year* (est.) | Notes |
| Columbus Tower | 237 / 794 | 61 | Approved by Mayor Boris Johnson, 2009 | |
| North Quay North Quay North Quay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London. The developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli.The heights of the towers will be:*Tower 1 - 221m - 40 floors... Tower 1 |
221 / 708 | 40 | 2017 | |
| Heron Quays West Heron Quays West Heron Quays West is a skyscraper development approved for construction in Canary Wharf, London. The current design is for two large skyscrapers connected by a large atrium at the base, not unlike the Riverside South development. The site is at the south west of the Canary Wharf site off Bank Street... Tower 1 |
214 / 702 | 40 | ||
| The Pride | 209 / 686 | 38 | ||
| Wood Wharf Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when... W07B |
206 / 676 | 51 | 2019 | |
| North Quay North Quay North Quay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London. The developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli.The heights of the towers will be:*Tower 1 - 221m - 40 floors... Tower 3 |
203 / 666 | 38 | 2017 | |
| One Park Place | 197 / 647 | 45 | ||
| Wood Wharf Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when... W06 |
187 / 614 | 45 | 2019 | |
| Wood Wharf Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when... W02 |
182 / 597 | 40+ | 2019 | |
| 100 Bishopsgate 100 Bishopsgate 100 Bishopsgate is a skyscraper under construction in the north eastern part of London's main financial district, the City of London. It will stand in a prominent location on Bishopsgate, just a short walk from Liverpool Street station... |
172 / 564 | 40 | 2014 | |
| Morello Tower | 171 / 561 | 53 | 2014 | Cherry Orchard Road |
| Principal Place | 164 / 538 | 51 | Residential tower | |
| Beetham Tower | 163 / 535 | 49 | 2013 | |
| Ruskin Square Building Croydon Gateway Ruskin Square is the name given to a project to redevelop a block of land between East Croydon railway station and the existing town centre of Croydon in South London. It is part of the major Croydon Vision 2020 regeneration scheme... |
159 / 522 | 26 | Aka Croydon Gateway | |
| Heron Quays West Heron Quays West Heron Quays West is a skyscraper development approved for construction in Canary Wharf, London. The current design is for two large skyscrapers connected by a large atrium at the base, not unlike the Riverside South development. The site is at the south west of the Canary Wharf site off Bank Street... Tower 2 |
156 / 512 | 29 | ||
| Wood Wharf Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when... W07C |
154 / 505 | 30+ | ||
| Baltimore Wharf Building 1 | 150 / 492 | 46 | 2013 | |
| Athletes' Village Tower | 149 / 489 | 41 | 2013 | Plot N24 |
| Newfoundland Tower | 145 / 475 | 37 | ||
| 360-London | 142 / 466 | 44 | London Park Hotel Tower | |
| Doon Street Tower | 140 / 459 | 43 | ||
| 1 Merchant Square | 140 / 464 | 41 | Outline approval granted. | |
| The Quebec Building | 136 / 446 | 44 | ||
| Heron Plaza | 135 / 448 | 44 | 2014 | |
| Croydon Vocational Tower Croydon Vocational Tower Croydon Vocational Tower is a proposed mixed-use skyscraper to be built in Croydon. The high-rise building which will be built on the former low rise Fairfield Building which was built in the 1950s as part of Croydon College... |
134 / 440 | 29 | ||
| Saffron Square | 134 / 440 | 44 | 2016 | Formerly Wellesley Square |
| 20 Blackfriars Road Residential Tower | 133 / 436 | 43 | Approved after public inquiry | |
| Wood Wharf Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when... W07A |
128 / 420 | 30+ | ||
| 25 Churchill Place | 124 / 406 | 23 | 2014 | Building contract signed |
| 40 Marsh Wall | 124 / 406 | 39 | ||
| Broadway Chambers, Stratford | 123 / 403 | 38 | ||
| Helix-London Building B | 122 / 400 | 35 | Trafalgar Way | |
| Lots Road South Tower | 122 / 400 | 37 | ||
| North Quay North Quay North Quay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London. The developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli.The heights of the towers will be:*Tower 1 - 221m - 40 floors... Tower 2 |
120 / 394 | 18 | 2017 | |
| Vauxhall Sky Gardens | 120 / 394 | 36 | ||
| Wood Wharf Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when... W08 |
119 / 391 | 30+ | ||
| Meridian Tower, Greenwich | 118 / 377 | 32 | ||
| Convoy's Wharf Tower 1 | 116 / 380 | 40 | ||
| City Road Basin Site C | 115 / 377 | 35 | 259 City Road | |
| Wood Wharf Wood Wharf Wood Wharf is a redevelopment project on the Isle of Dogs in the Docklands of London.- The site today:The of Wood Wharf was historically used for the shipping and storage of timber and the repair of ships. This use continued throughout most of the 20th Century until the late 1960s and 1970s, when... W05 |
113 / 371 | 25+ | 2019 | |
| The Quill | 109 / 359 | 31 | 2014 | |
| Walbrook Square Building 1 | 107 / 351 | 22 | Being redesigned | |
| Helix-London Building A | 105 / 345 | 29 | Trafalgar Way | |
| Trinity Building 3 | 100 / 328 | 25 | On hold | |
| One Angel Court | 100 / 328 | Refurbishment of existing 97m building. |
Proposed
This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in London and are planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft). Once a planning application has been submitted, a decision by the relevant authority may take over two years.| Name | Height |
Floors | Year (Proposal) | Notes |
| The Three Spires | 253 / 830 | 64 | 2009 | Three towers at 253, 210 and 106 metres |
| One Nine Elms East Tower | 200 / 660 | 58 | 2011 | City Tower |
| Lansdowne Road Tower | 199 / 656 | 51 | 2011 | (Odalisk) Application 2011/10/18 |
| Vauxhall Square Tower 1 | 170* / 560* | 53 | 2011 | |
| Vauxhall Square Tower 2 | 170* / 560* | 53 | 2011 | |
| Skylines Village Block B1 | 164 / 540 | 50 | 2010 | Application 2010/01/28, refused |
| One Nine Elms West Tower | 160 / 530 | 47 | 2011 | River Tower |
| Cuba Street Tower 1 | 157 / 515 | 52 | 2010 | Application 2011/06/09 |
| Millharbour West Building A | 150 / 492 | 46 | 2009 | |
| Vauxhall Bondway Tower | 149 / 489 | 43 | 2009 | Appeal, rejected |
| Vauxhall Cross Tower 1 | 140 / 464 | 41 | 2010 | Application 2010/06/15 |
| Millharbour East Building E | 140 / 464 | 46 | 2009 | |
| Skylines Village Block B | 138 / 458 | 40 | 2010 | Application 2010/01/28, refused |
| Angel House | 131 / 435 | 43 | 2008 | Application 2009/09/11, refused |
| Eileen House | 128 / 420 | 42 | 2009 | Application 2009/02/23, refused |
| Millharbour East Building A | 126 / 414 | 37 | 2009 | |
| Cuba Street Tower 2 | 122 / 401 | 40 | 2010 | Application 2011/06/09 |
| Millharbour West Buildings B, C | 121 / 398 | 37 | 2009 | |
| Vauxhall Sainsbury's Tower | 120* / 395* | 37 | 2011 | |
| Vauxhall Cross Tower 2 | 115 / 368 | 32 | 2010 | Application 2010/06/15 |
| 1 Crown Place, Hackney | 114 / 365 | 24 | 2009 | Application 2009/11/17 |
| Dollar Bay Tower | 109 / 358 | 31 | 2011 | Application 2011/07/29 |
| Millharbour West Building D | 108 / 355 | 24 | 2009 | |
| 2-12 High Street, Stratford | 105 / 340 | 35 | 2010 | Application 2010/10/28 |
| Poplar Business Park Block C | 103 / 337 | 31 | 2010 | Application 2010/09/16 |
| Stratford Gateway Towers 1 & 2 | 102 / 334 | 32 | 2011 | Plot N06 |
Cancelled constructions
This lists proposals for the construction of buildings in London that were planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft), for which planning permission was rejected or which were otherwise withdrawn.| Name | Height |
Floors* | Year | Notes |
| London Millennium Tower | 386 | 92 | 1996 | |
| London Bridge Tower (Old Design) | 366 | 87 | 2000 | |
| The Spark Plug (Battersea Eco-tower) | 300 | 40 | 2008 | |
| Minerva Building Minerva Building The Minerva Building was a skyscraper once planned for the eastern edge of London's main financial district, the City of London. If built, it would have been the first building in the City of London to contain more than of office space.... |
246 | 53 | 2002 | |
| Elephant & Castle, Tower 1 | 228 | 55 | 2001 | |
| 6-8 & 22-24 Bishopsgate Redevelopment (Original Design) | 216 | 50 | 2002 | |
| New London Bridge House Redevelopment | 211 | 50 | 2004 | |
| Stratford City Tower | 210 | 50 | ||
| Citypoint (Santiago Calatrava) | 203 | 27 | 1997 | |
| Ropemaker Place Tower | 200 | 38 | 2001 | |
| Elephant & Castle, Tower 2 | 182 | 35 | 2001 | |
| King's Cross Towers 1 & 2 | 180 | 44 | 1987 | |
| The Blade, Paddington | 150 | 44 | ||
| Ram Brewery Tower 1, Wandsworth | 145 / 476 | 42 | 2008 | Rejected |
| The Leaf Block F, Ealing | 138 | 49 | ||
| Victoria Interchange Buildings 2 & 7 | 134 | 42 | ||
| 70-100 City Road Block A | 131 / 430 | 39 | 2008 | |
| Clapham Junction Towers 1 & 2 | 127 / 417 | 40 | 2008 | |
| Bishops Place Building 1 | 126 / 414 | 32 | 2006 | |
| St. John's Tower, Stratford | 116 / 381 | 30 | ||
| Ram Brewery Tower 2, Wandsworth | 114 / 374 | 32 | 2008 | Rejected |
| 4-5 South Quay Square | 100 / 328 | 30 | 2006 | Application withdrawn |
Demolished buildings
This lists all demolished buildings in London that stood at least 100 metres (328.1 ft) tall.| Name | Image | Height |
Floors | Year built | Year demolished | Notes |
| Drapers' Gardens | 100 / 328 | 30 | 1967 | 2007 | Designed by Richard Seifert Richard Seifert Reubin Seifert - normally known as Richard Seifert was a British architect, best known for designing the Centrepoint tower and Tower 42 , once the tallest building in the City of London... , replaced by building 74 metres (242.8 ft) tall. |
|
| Southwark Towers 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. It was 100 metres tall and had 25 floors in three wings... |
100 / 328 | 25 | 1976 | 2009 | Replaced by Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall... . |
Visions of skyscrapers
| Name | Height |
Floors | Year | Notes |
| Mile High Eco Tower | 1500 | 500 | 2007 | |
| Citygate Ecotower Citygate Ecotower The Citygate Ecotower is a visionary skyscraper designed for London, United Kingdom as a proposal by M3 Architects. It was designed to be an environmentally friendly building and would be clad in photovoltaic cells and have wind turbines on the roof... |
485 | 108 | 2002 | |
| Mallory Clifford Project | 470 | 100 | 1998 | Aka Southwark Tower |
| Green Bird | 442 | 83 | 1990 | |
| Wembley Park Tower | 353 | 1890 | ||
| Aldegate Tower | 325 | 85 | 1989 | |
| Glass Tower | 304 | 80 | 1852 | |
| Vortex Tower Vortex Tower The Vortex Tower was the working name of a project designed by Ken Shuttleworth’s MAKE Architects. The building would have risen to a height of 984 feet and 70 floors.... |
300 | 70 | 2004 | |
| Credit Suisse First Boston Building | 250 | 50 | 1989 | |
| Glengall View Place | 230 | 54 | 2006 | Greenwich View Place |
| Cricklewood Tower | 216 | 47 | ||
| 80 & 88-104 Bishopsgate Redevelopment | 214 | 50 | ||
| Folgate Street (Project Cosmos) | 50 | |||
| Skyhouse | 168 | 50 | Originally 305m | |
| Royal Courts of Justice Royal Courts of Justice The Royal Courts of Justice, commonly called the Law Courts, is the building in London which houses the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and the High Court of Justice of England and Wales... |
165* | 1865 | ||
| Corporation of London Tower | 150* | 1944 |
Fantasy skyscrapers
| Name | Height |
Floors | Year | Notes | |||
| 600 | Goodmans Fields | 70 | |||||
| Firalia Tower | 300 | 80 | |||||
| Rubix Tower | 200 | 50 | |||||
| Echo Tower | 150 | 40 | |||||
| Flower Tower | 100 | 20 |
Timeline of tallest buildings and structures
This lists free-standing structures that once held the title of tallest structure in London.| Name | Location | Years as tallest | Height |
Floors | Reference |
| White Tower White Tower (Tower of London) The White Tower is a central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London.-History:The castle which later became known as the Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror in 1066. It began as a timber fortification enclosed by a palisade. In the next decade work began on the White Tower, the... |
Tower Hill Tower Hill Tower Hill is an elevated spot northwest of the Tower of London, just outside the limits of the City of London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Formerly it was part of the Tower Liberty under the direct administrative control of Tower... |
1098–1310 | 27 / 90 | N/A | |
| Old St Paul's Cathedral Old St Paul's Cathedral Old St Paul's Cathedral is a name used to refer to the medieval cathedral of the City of London which until 1666 stood on the site of the present St Paul's Cathedral. Built between 1087 and 1314 and dedicated to St Paul, the cathedral was the fourth church on the site at Ludgate Hill... |
City of London City of London The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of... |
1310–1666 | 150 / 493 | N/A | |
| Southwark Cathedral Southwark Cathedral Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge.... |
Southwark Southwark Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north... |
1666–1677 | 50 / 163 | N/A | |
| Monument to the Great Fire of London Monument to the Great Fire of London The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known as The monument, is a 202 ft tall stone Roman Doric column in the City of London, England, near the northern end of London Bridge. It stands at the junction of Monument Street and Panda Bear Hill, 202 ft from where the Great... |
City of London City of London The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of... |
1677–1683 | 62 / 202 | N/A | |
| St Mary-le-Bow St Mary-le-Bow St Mary-le-Bow is an historic church in the City of London, off Cheapside. According to tradition, a true Cockney must be born within earshot of the sound of the church's bells.-Bells:... |
City of London City of London The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of... |
1683–1710 | 72 / 236 | N/A | |
| St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother... |
City of London City of London The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of... |
1710–1939 | 111 / 365 | N/A | |
| Battersea Power Station Battersea Power Station Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Battersea, South London. The station comprises two individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built first in the... |
Kirtling Street | 1939–1950 | 113 / 370 | 10 | |
| Crystal Palace transmitting station | Crystal Palace Park | 1950–1991 | 219 / 720 | N/A | |
| One Canada Square One Canada Square One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is the tallest completed building in the United Kingdom since 1991, standing at above ground level and containing 50 storeys... |
Canary Wharf Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square... |
1991–2010 | 235 / 771 | 50 | |
| Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in Southwark, London. When completed in May 2012, it will be the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th-tallest building in the world, standing tall... |
Southwark Southwark Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north... |
2010— | 240+ | 87 |
See also
- Architecture of London
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Croydon
- City of London#Skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
- List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom
Footnotes
- A.This structure was destroyed by the Great Fire of LondonGreat Fire of LondonThe Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall...
in 1666, allowing a shorter structure to become the tallest in the city. - B.The exact height of the Old St. Paul's Cathedral remains unknown. Heights ranging between 140 metres (459.3 ft) and 150 metres (492.1 ft) have all been reported.
- C.If the Crystal Palace Transmitter is excluded as a "building", then the record was held by the "Post Office Tower" (later The British Telecom Tower) from 1962 to 1980, at a height excluding antenna of 177 metres (580.7 ft) and containing 34 floors, and from 1980 to 1991 by Tower 42 at 183 metres (600.4 ft).
- D.If counting the tallest habitable floors in buildings, then the record would be held between 1961 and 1962 by the Shell Centre, at 107 metres (351 ft) and having 26 floors; and before it by the Victoria Tower at 98.5 metres (323.2 ft), completed in 1858 and having 14 floors.
External links
- Diagram of London skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage
- London - Full Summary of Projects A comprehensive guide to all the skyscrapers being planned and built in Greater London