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

Table of contents

1 Structures taller than 100m 1.1 High-rise buildings 1.2 Other constructions 1.3 Top 10 comparison 2 Other famous tall buildings 3 External links

Structures taller than 100m

High-rise buildings

	Name	Height	Floors	Year
1.	1 Canada Square (Canary Wharf Tower) [C]	235m	50	1991
2.	8 Canada Square (HSBC Building) [C]	200m	45	2002
3.	25 Canada Square (Citigroup Centre) [C]	200m	45	2001
4.	BT Tower (formerly Post Office Tower)	183m	43	1980
5.	Tower 42 (formerly NatWest Tower)	183m	43	1980
6.	30 St Mary Axe (the Swiss Re Building) [U]	180m	40	2003
7.	One Churchill Place (Barclays Bank HQ) [U]	156m	32	2004
8.	25 Bank Street [H] [U]	153m	33	2003
9.	40 Bank Street [H] [U]	153m	33	2003
10.	10 Upper Bank Street [H] [U]	151m	32	2003
11.	Guy's Tower	143m	34	1974
12.	CityPoint	127m	36	1967
13.	Euston Tower	124m	36	1970
14.	Shakespeare Tower [B]	123m	43	1976
15.	Lauderdale Tower [B]	123m	43	1974
16.	Cromwell Tower [B]	123m	42	1973
17.	Millbank Tower	118m	32	1963
18.	St. Helen's	118m	28	1969
19.	Centre Point	117m	35	1967
20.	Empress State Building	117m	31	1961
21.	King's Reach Tower	111m	30	1978
22.	1 West India Quay [U]	111m	34	2004
23.	Shell Tower	107m	26	1961
24.	33 Canada Square	105m	18	1999
25.	99 Bishopsgate	104m	26	1976
26.	Portland House	101m	29	1963
27.	The London Hilton on Park Lane	101m	29	1963
28.	Southwark Towers	100m	25	1976
29.	Draper's Gardens	100m	30	1967
30.	Stock Exchange Tower	100m	26	1970

Other constructions

	Name	Height	Year
1.	Crystal Palace Transmitter	222m	1950
2.	The London Eye	135m	1999
3.	Wembley Stadium [U]	133m	2005
4.	St Paul's Cathedral	112m	1710
5.	Victoria Tower (at the Palace of Westminster)	102m	1858

^[U] Under construction.

^[C] Part of the Canary Wharf Complex.

^[B] Part of the Barbican Estate.

^[H] Part of the Heron Quays Complex.

Top 10 comparison

Top 10 tallest buildings in London as of mid 2003.

Other famous tall buildings

	Name	Height	Year
	Trellick Tower	98m	1972
	St. Stephen's Tower (Big Ben)	96m	1859
	Lloyd's building	95m	1986
	Millennium Dome	95m	1999
	Midland Grand Hotel	82m	1868
	The London Ark	76m	1992
	OXO Tower	67m	1900
	The Old Bailey	67m	1907

External links

• Skyscrapers.com page on London
• Interim strategic planning guidance on tall buildings, strategic views and the skyline in London
• London Bridge tower proposal