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Tower 42 is the tallest building in the City of London. Situated at 25 Old Broad Street, it was originally built for the National Westminster Bank[?], hence its older name NatWest Tower. Seen from above the Tower resembles the NatWest logo (three chevrons in a hexagonal arrangement). After NatWest relinquished ownership it was known for a time as the International Financial Centre. The current name comes from its 42 habitable storeys. One year in the late 1990s the building hosted a "spectacular" Christmas laser display, but this turned out to consist of three small coloured dots playing over the building.

The tower, designed by Richard Seifert[?], was built in 1979 and is about 600 ft (180 m) high.

See also: Tall buildings in London

External links

  • The Tower 42 web site (http://www.tower42.com/)
  • Twentyfour (http://www.twenty-four.co.uk/) - restaurant on the 24th floor
  • Vertigo42 (http://www.vertigo42.co.uk/) - seafood and champagne bar on the 42nd floor



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