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The Broadgate Tower under construction, February 2007.

The Broadgate Tower under construction, February 2007.

The Broadgate Tower is a skyscraper currently under construction in London's main financial district, the City of London. Adjacent to the tower is a smaller building at 201 Bishopsgate, which also forms part of the development. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Building (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Applications-development. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 799 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (929 × 697 pixel, file size: 243 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Broadgate Tower Metadata... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 799 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (929 × 697 pixel, file size: 243 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Broadgate Tower Metadata... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 448 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): History of London... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 448 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): History of London... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ...

When completed in 2008, the tower will be 165 metres tall, making it the 3rd tallest building in the City after Tower 42 (the former Natwest Tower) and 30 St Mary Axe. Built at an estimated cost of £240 million, the tower will have 35 floors and the neighbouring 201 Bishopsgate is attached via a new public plaza. The development as a whole marks the next major phase of construction in the Broadgate estate that began in the 1980s to provide desperately needed high-spec office space for the City of London. 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar next year. ... The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ... Tower 42 from directly below Tower 42 viewed from street level. ... Looking south down Bishopsgate, one of the main roads leading through Londons financial district. ... The Broadgate site features several works of public art, the largest of which is Richard Serras 55 ft high, free standing sculpture, Fulcrum 1987. ... The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ...

The Broadgate Tower has been designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by British Land. It utilises air-rights in the form of sitting on a large construction raft that has been built over the entrance to Liverpool Street Station. One notable feature will be the first ever double-decker lifts to be used in the United Kingdom. The architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM) was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John Merrill. ... The British Land Company Plc (LSE: BLND) is one of the largest property development and investment companies in the United Kingdom. ... Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, the main financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ...

As the tower lies over major train lines heading into Liverpool Street, groundwork took longer than would normally be expected for a tower of this size. However, the steel core has the advantage of a quicker finish than a concrete core, and the two buildings will be rising throughout 2007 in time for scheduled completion in 2008. When complete, it will be the 7th highest building in London (3rd tallest in the City of London) and the first skyscraper to be built in London in over 3 years. The City of London is a geographically-small city within Greater London, England. ...

See also

• Tall buildings and structures in London

The Broadgate Tower under construction, January 2007. Londons three tallest buildings at Canary Wharf, The HSBC building 200 m, One Canada Square 235 m, The City Group Centre 200 m. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1224 × 1632 pixel, file size: 278 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Broadgate Tower during construction, January 2007 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this...

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