Tall buildings in London

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.

Tower 42 and the Swiss Re "gherkin" seen from the Barbican Larger version

Notable tall buildings in London include:

West End:

• The BT Tower, formerly the Post Office Tower (188m)
• Centre Point
• Euston Tower[?]
• New Zealand House[?]

Docklands:

• 1 Canada Square, commonly called the Canary Wharf Tower, the tallest building in all of London

City of London:

• Tower 42, formerly the NatWest Tower; tallest building in the City of London
• 30 St Mary Axe, the new Swiss Re headquarters, commonly nicknamed 'the erotic Gherkin' (under construction)
• The three towers of the Barbican Complex[?] (Shakespeare, Cromwell, Lauderdale)

Westminster:

• Millbank Tower[?]

Other:

• The Empress State Building[?]
• King's Reach Tower[?]
• Trellick Tower[?]

Proposed new tall buildings:

• London Bridge Tower[?] (305m?)

• and more...

External links

• Interim strategic planning guidance on tall buildings, strategic views and the skyline in London (http://www.london.gov.uk/approot/mayor/planning/docs/tall_buildings.pdf)
• London Bridge tower proposal (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/2948811.stm)