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Encyclopedia > 99 Bishopsgate
A view of the skyscraper from a pedestrian bridge crossing London Wall.
A view of the skyscraper from a pedestrian bridge crossing London Wall.
99 Bishopsgate and its taller neighbour, Tower 42.
99 Bishopsgate and its taller neighbour, Tower 42.

99 Bishopsgate is a skyscraper in the City of London. It is 104 metres tall and has 26 floors and a net letable floor space of circa 320,000 sq feet. Download high resolution version (800x1067, 166 KB)99 Bishopsgate, a skyscraper adjacent to the more famous Tower 42 in the City of London. ... Download high resolution version (800x1067, 166 KB)99 Bishopsgate, a skyscraper adjacent to the more famous Tower 42 in the City of London. ... London Wall was the defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium, their strategically important port town on the river Thames in England. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (849x1471, 370 KB) Bishopsgate, at the junction with Camomile Street and Wormwood Street, in the City of London, with Tower 42 and 99 Bishopsgate looming overhead. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (849x1471, 370 KB) Bishopsgate, at the junction with Camomile Street and Wormwood Street, in the City of London, with Tower 42 and 99 Bishopsgate looming overhead. ... Tower 42 is the tallest building in the City of London Tower 42 from directly below Tower 42 viewed from street level. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei. ... Coat of arms The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ...


The original core and structure was completed in 1976 and was occupied solely by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. 99 Bishopsgate was extensively damaged by an IRA truck bomb in April 1993. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The West Cork Flying Column during the War of Independence. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...


The building was fully refurbished over a period of 14 months and re-opened in mid 1995 as a multi let office tower. It is currently owned by Hammerson and managed by CBRE. It is occupied by both the legal and investment banking sectors. Current occupiers include: Deutsche Bank, Latham & Watkins, Universities Superannuation Scheme, and the Korea Development Bank. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hammerson plc (LSE: HMSO) is a major British property development and investment company. ... Deutsche Bank AG NYSE: DB (German for German Bank) is a multinational bank operating worldwide and employing almost 64,000 people (Dec. ... Latham & Watkins LLP is a major business-law firm based in the United States. ... The Universities Superannuation Scheme is a pension scheme in the United Kingdom. ...


When it was built it had the fastest lifts (elevators) in Europe running at up to 6.5 m/s. This article is about the transportation device. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ...


See also: Tall buildings in London 30 St. ...


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Frauke Klatt (598 words)
99 Bishopsgate, the landmark city office tower owned by property developer Hammerson, is to host the inaugural exhibition of Mary Penley Fine Artists in aid of the national charity, Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, on Thursday 12th May.
Although a private exhibition staged in 99 Bishopsgate's stunning double height reception area between 12th-26th May, viewing is welcome by prior appointment where Mary Penley and colleague will be happy to escort you on the day.
In addition, 99 Bishopsgate is a multi-tenanted building, housing approximately 2000 employees, which provides an immediate audience for the artists exhibiting.
Heron Tower / 110 Bishopsgate (1335 words)
110 Bishopsgate is currently occupied by a rather staid grey post-war concrete mid-rise, the sort of thing that was the staple diet of City office space in the 1960s.
The site off Bishopsgate is one of the few that has little problem with the protected sightlines towards St Pauls that cut the City into slices so realising this makes it ripe for another skyscraper thanks to the seeming precedent Swiss Re had set.
For them opposing 110 Bishopsgate, this was probably the fatal error that they opposed the wrong building.
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