Until the early 1960s buildings in London were restricted to 100 feet (30 metres) in height, although there were some exceptions to this rule. This restriction was put in place so as to keep every floor of a building in reach of the fire brigade's ladders. The lifting of the height restriction caused a sudden boom in the building of tall buildings during the 1960s.
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| 1. | 1 Canada Square ( Canary Wharf Tower) [C] | 235 | 50 | 1991
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| 2. | 8 Canada Square ( HSBC Building) [C] | 200 | 45 | 2002
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| 3. | 25 Canada Square ( Citigroup Centre) [C] | 200 | 45 | 2001
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| 4. | BT Tower (formerly Post Office Tower) | 183 | 43 | 1965
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| 5. | Tower 42London Tower 42 is a building in London, the tallest 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 closely resembles the Na (formerly NatWestNatWest (formerly the National Westminster Bank is the United Kingdom's third biggest bank. It was formed in 1970 by the merger of the National Provincial and Westminster banks. It was taken over in 2000 by the Royal Bank of Scotland, who have maintained Tower) | 183 | 43 | 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He
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| 6. | 30 St Mary Axe30 St Mary Axe is a building in the City of London, London, United Kingdom. The site of the building was until 1992 the location of the Baltic Exchange building. On April 10, 1992 the IRA detonated a bomb close to the Exchange, almost completely destroyin (the Swiss ReSwiss Re is the world's second largest reinsurance company, and the world's largest life and health reinsurer. The company's headquarters are in Zurich. It's London new headquarters are housed in the award winning 30 St Mary Axe tower, completed in 2004. Building) | 180 | 40 | 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U
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| 7. | One Churchill PlaceOne Churchill Place is the headquarters of Barclays Bank. It is in the Docklands area of London near Canary Wharf. It is a skyscraper which is 156m tall and has 32 floors. The architect is HOK International. See also Tall buildings in London External link ( Barclays BankBarclays Bank is the fourth largest bank in the United Kingdom. The bank can trace its routes back to 1690 in London. The name "Barclay" first arose in 1736. Today the bank is a global financial service provider operating in the UK, Europe, United States, HQ) | 156 | 32 | 2004
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| 8. | 25 Bank Street [H] | 153 | 33 | 2003
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| 9. | 40 Bank Street [H] | 153 | 33 | 2003
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| 10. | 10 Upper Bank Street [H] | 151 | 32 | 2003
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| 11. | Guy's Tower | 143 | 34 | 1974
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| 12. | CityPoint | 127 | 36 | 1967
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| 13. | Euston Tower | 124 | 36 | 1970
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| 14. | Shakespeare Tower [B] | 123 | 43 | 1976
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| 15. | Lauderdale Tower [B] | 123 | 43 | 1974
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| 16. | Cromwell Tower [B] | 123 | 42 | 1973
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| 17. | Millbank Tower | 118 | 32 | 1963
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| 18. | St. Helen's | 118 | 28 | 1969
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| 19. | Centre Point | 117 | 35 | 1967
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| 20. | Empress State Building | 117 | 31 | 1961
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| 21. | King's Reach Tower | 111 | 30 | 1978
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| 22. | 1 West India Quay | 111 | 34 | 2004
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| 23. | Shell Tower | 107 | 26 | 1961
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| 24. | 33 Canada Square | 105 | 18 | 1999
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| 25. | 99 Bishopsgate | 104 | 26 | 1976
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| 26. | Portland House | 101 | 29 | 1963
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| 27. | The London Hilton on Park Lane | 101 | 29 | 1963
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| 28. | Southwark Towers | 100 | 25 | 1976
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| 29. | Draper's Gardens | 100 | 30 | 1967
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| 30. | Stock Exchange Tower | 100 | 26 | 1970
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