List of tallest structures in London

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Canary Wharf with HSBC Tower , One Canada Square and Citigroup Center
The Shard
30 St Mary Ax
BT Tower

In London , buildings were generally not allowed to be taller than 100 feet (30.5 meters) until the early 1960s  , with a few exceptions. This restriction was introduced so that the fire department could use a ladder to reach each floor of a building. The lifting of these structural restrictions led to the construction of numerous tall buildings during the 1960s; the best-known example from this time is the BT Tower with 189 meters.

The first skyscraper in London was the 183 meter high NatWest Tower (now called Tower 42 ), which was completed in 1979. In 1991 the 235 meter high One Canada Square building followed , the heart of the Canary Wharf urban development area . At the turn of the millennium, other striking skyscrapers followed, which have a lasting impact on the skyline , including the HSBC Tower , Citigroup Center and 30 St Mary Ax .

London is experiencing a construction boom in the area of ​​skyscrapers: In July 2012, the 306-meter-high The Shard, the tallest building in Europe to date, was completed. In some parts of the city, the height of buildings is still limited, as the direct view of certain striking buildings such as E.g. St Paul's Cathedral from Richmond Park , Hampstead Heath and Waterloo Bridge must be possible without restrictions.

Buildings over 100 meters high

Skyscraper (over 150 meters high)

No. Surname Height (m) Floors opening
top, roof antenna
01 The Shard 305 310 71 2013
02 One Canada Square 235 50 1991
03 Leadenhall Building 225 48 2014
04th Heron Tower 202 230 46 2011
05 Citigroup Center 200 45 2001
06th HSBC Tower 200 45 2002
07th Tower 42 183 43 1980
08th St George Wharf Tower 181 49 2014
09 30 St Mary Ax 180 41 2003
10 Broadgate Tower 164 35 2009
11 20 Fenchurch Street 160 36 2014
12 One Blackfriars 163 52 2018
13 One Churchill Place 156 32 2004
14th 25 Bank Street 153 33 2003
15th 40 Bank Street 153 33 2003
16 10 Upper Bank Street 151 32 2003

High-rise buildings (100 to 149 meters high)

No. Surname Height (m) Floors opening
top, roof antenna
17th Strata SE1 148 43 2010
18th Pan Peninsula East Tower 147 48 2009
19th Guy's Hospital 143 34 1974
20th 150 Stratford High Street 133 41 2013
21st CityPoint 127 36 1967
22nd Willis Building 125 26th 2008
23 Euston Tower 124 36 1970
24 Lauderdale Tower 123 43 1974
25th Shakespeare Tower 123 43 1976
26th Cromwell Tower 123 42 1973
27 Pan Peninsula West Tower 122 38 2009
28 Millbank Tower 118 32 1963
29 Aviva Tower 118 28 1969
30th Center Point 117 35 1967
31 Empress State Building 117 31 1961
32 Milton Court The Heron 112 35 2012
33 King's Reach Tower 111 30th 1978
34 1 West India Quay 111 34 2004
35 Shell Tower 107 26th 1961
36 33 Canada Square 105 18th 1999
37 99 Bishopsgate 104 26th 1976
38 Ontario Tower 104 29 2007
39 Portland House 101 29 1963
40 The London Hilton 101 29 1963
41 Southwark Towers 100 25th 1976
42 Draper's Gardens 100 30th 1967
43 Stock Exchange Tower 100 26th 1970

Other structures (over 100 meters high)

Surname Height (m) built
1. Crystal Palace Transmitter 222 1950
2. BT Tower (formerly Post Office Tower) 189 1965
3. Croydon transmitter 153 1962
4. London Eye 135 1999
5. Wembley Stadium 133 2006
6. St Paul's Cathedral 112 1710
7. Victoria Tower ( Palace of Westminster ) 102 1858

Building in planning

Financial district with The Pinnacle (model)
Surname Height (m) Floors construction
top, roof antenna
Riverside South Tower 1 291 45 stopped
Columbus Tower 237 65 approved
North Quay Tower 1 221 40
Heron Quays West Tower 1 214 40
North Quay Tower 3 209 38
City Pride 209 61
Wood Wharf W07B 206 51
One Park Place 197 45
Wood Wharf W06 187 45
Riverside South Tower 2 186 37 stopped
Wood Wharf W02 182 40 approved
100 Bishopsgate 172 40
Cherry Orchard Road Tower 171 53
1 Blackfriars Beetham Tower 163 49
Heron Quays West Tower 2 156 29
North Quay Tower 2 120 18th
Arrowhead Quay 114 26th stopped

Comparison of well-known London buildings

The tallest buildings in London in comparison (February 2012)

Other known high structures and buildings (less than 100 meters high)

Surname Height (m) built
Trellick Tower 098 1972
Elizabeth Tower ( Palace of Westminster ) 096 1859
Lloyd's Building 095 1986
Millennium Dome 095 1999
Balfron Tower 084 1967
St Pancras train station 082 1868
The London Ark 076 1992
OXO Tower 067 1900
Old Bailey 067 1907

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