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This is a 'list of the tallest buildings and structures in ''London', England, United Kingdom. As of May 2007, there were 10 buildings with a roof height of at least 150m in London with a further 12 under construction or approved for construction.^[1]
London has strict regulations on building height to preserve its protected views, especially those of St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London and Westminster Palace.^[2] Until the early 1960s, most buildings in London were restricted to 30 metres (100ft) in height. This restriction was put in place in order to keep every floor of a building in reach of the fire fighting equipment.^[3] The lifting of the height restriction caused a boom in the building of tall buildings during the 1960s. Most prominent of these was the Post Office Tower (now known as the BT Tower), built as a combined office and microwave relay station.
One of London's first notable tall buildings was the 117m Centre Point, completed in 1966. The 183m tall NatWest Tower (now Tower 42) was completed in 1980 and was followed in 1990 by the 235m One Canada Square which formed the centrepiece of the Canary Wharf development. Following another 10 year gap, several new skyscrapers appeared on London's skyline — 8 Canada Square, 25 Canada Square, the Heron Quays buildings, the Barclays headquarters and the award-winning 30 St Mary Axe.
During 2007, construction is scheduled to start on the 310m Shard London Bridge, the 288m Bishopsgate Tower, the 240m Heron Tower, the Riverside South towers and the 225m The Leadenhall Building.

Contents

High-rise buildings

Other structures

Buildings under construction, proposed, and approved

References

External links

High-rise buildings

This list contains all completed high-rise buildings located within London that are over 100m (328ft) in height.¹ The list is sorted by official height; where two or more structures share the same height, equal ranking is given and the structures are then listed in alphabetical order.

'Rank'	'Name'	'Built'	'Use'	'Height'		'Floors'	'Location'
				'metres'	'feet'
1.	One Canada Square (Canary Wharf Tower)	1991	Office	235	771	50	Canary Wharf
2.	8 Canada Square (HSBC Tower)	2002	Office	200	655	45	Canary Wharf
	25 Canada Square (Citigroup centre)	2002	Office	200	655	45	Canary Wharf
4.	BT Tower (formerly Post Office Tower)	1964	Office & Telecoms	191	625	35	Fitzrovia
5.	Tower 42 (formerly NatWest Tower)	1980	Office	183	600	42	City of London
6.	30 St Mary Axe (Swiss Re / "The Gherkin")	2003	Office	180	590	40	City of London
7.	One Churchill Place (Barclays Bank HQ)	2004	Office	156	513	32	Canary Wharf
8.	25 Bank Street	2003	Office	153	502	33	Heron Quays
	40 Bank Street	2003	Office	153	502	33	Heron Quays
10.	10 Upper Bank Street	2003	Office	151	495	32	Heron Quays
11.	Guy's Tower	1974	Hospital	143	469	34	Southwark
12.	CityPoint (formerly Britannic House)	1967	Office	127	417	36	City of London
13.	Willis Building	2007	Office	125	410	36	City of London
14.	Euston Tower	1970	Office	124	408	36	Camden
15.	Cromwell Tower	1973	Residential	123	404	42	Barbican Estate
	Lauderdale Tower	1974	Residential	123	404	43	Barbican Estate
	Shakespeare Tower	1976	Residential	123	404	43	Barbican Estate
17.	Millbank Tower	1963	Office	119	390	33	Millbank
18.	Aviva Tower (formerly St Helen's)	1969	Office	118	387	28	City of London
19	Centre Point	1967	Office	117	385	35	Camden
	Empress State Building	1961	Office	117	385	31	Hammersmith and Fulham
21.	King's Reach Tower	2004	Mixed	108	354	34	Southwark
22.	Shell Centre	1961	Office	107	351	26	Lambeth
23.	33 Canada Square	1999	Office	105	344	18	Canary Wharf
24.	Ontario Tower	2007	Residential	104	340	29	Canary Wharf
	99 Bishopsgate	1976	Office	104	340	26	City of London
26.	Stock Exchange Tower	1970	Office	103	339	27	City of London
27.	The London Hilton on Park Lane	1963	Hotel	101	331	29	Mayfair
	Portland House	1963	Office	101	333	29	Westminster
29.	Drapers' Gardens	1967	Office	100	328	30	City of London
	Southwark Towers	1976	Office	100	328	25	Southwark

Other structures

The following is a list of all structures in London with a height greater than 100m.^[4] A structure differs from a high-rise by its lack of floors and habitability.

'Rank'	'Name'	'Built'	'Use'	'Height'		'Location'
				'metres'	'feet'
1.	Crystal Palace Transmitter	1950	Telecoms	222	728	Crystal Palace
2.	Croydon Transmitter	1962	Telecoms	153	502	Croydon
3.	London Eye	1999	Observation wheel	135	443	Lambeth
4.	Wembley Stadium	2005	Stadium	133	436	Wembley
5.	Battersea Power Station	1953	Chimney	113	370	Wandsworth
6.	St Paul's Cathedral	1710	Cathedral	112	367	City of London
7.	Victoria Tower	1858	Palace	102	335	Westminster
8.	SELCHP	1994	Chimney	100	328	Lewisham

Buildings under construction, proposed, and approved

This is a list of buildings over 150m that are either under construction or are proposed for erection in London. A further 12 buildings with a height of between 100m and 150m have also been approved or are under construction.

'Name'	'Height'		'Floors'	'Location'	'Notes'
	'metres'	'feet'
Shard London Bridge	310	1,016	72	Southwark	Site Clearing Demolition
The Pinnacle ('Helter Skelter')	288	945	60	City of London	Site Clearing Demolition
Heron Tower	242	794	46	City of London	Site Clearing Demolition
Riverside South, Tower 1	236	774	44	Canary Wharf	Foundation Work
The Leadenhall Building ('Cheesegrater')	225	737	48	City of London	Site Clearing Demolition
North Quay, Tower 1	216	708	44	Canary Wharf	Approved
North Quay, Tower 3	203	667	38	Canary Wharf	Approved
Riverside South, Tower 2	186	610	38	Canary Wharf	Foundation Work
St. George's Wharf Tower	181	593	49	Lambeth	Approved
Beetham Tower London	175	574	52	Southwark	Approved
100 Bishopsgate	165	542	39	City of London	Approved
Broadgate Tower	165	542	35	City of London	Construction
20 Fenchurch Street ('Walkie Talkie')	160	525	39	City of London	Site Clearing Demolition
Croydon Tower	159	521	26	Croydon	Approved
Sugar House Tower	159	521	40	Stratford	Proposed
Merchant Square Tower	150	491	44	Paddington Waterside	Approved

References

1. Tallest skyscrapers - London
2. London View Management Framework
3. Skyscrapers and the new London skyline: 1945 - 1991
4. Other buildings of London

External links

★ London skyline 2012 - all clusters in one view

★ Full Summary of High-Rise Developments in London

★ Scale diagrams of current and future skyscrapers in London

★ Skyscrapers.com page on London

★ Interim strategic planning guidance on tall buildings, strategic views and the skyline in London

★ Official website of London Bridge Tower (Shard London Bridge)

★ Skyscraper News UK