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New Tallest For City Of London Revealed
Published on 07-12-2015 by Skyscrapernews.com
Designs have been unveiled for what will be the tallest building in the City of London, 1 Undershaft.
Designed by Eric Parry to sit on what is presently the Aviva Tower overlooking St Helen's Plaza in the city of London, the 73-storey building will be largely office space with the upper level being a double height observation floor peaking above the roof of 22 Bishopsgate that will actually be free for everyone to use, and without the need to book unlike the compromised 20 Fenchurch Street. At the heart of this observation level will be a diaorama showing the history of London, and a spiralling walkway around it.
The height of the building will be 309.6 metres AOD, which when taking into account a ground level of about 18 metres above sea level means that the ground to roof height should be about 291 metres, 13 metres taller than that of 22 Bishopsgate. This makes it in terms of height above sea level, the same as that of the Shard, the maximum that the Civil Aviation Authority will permit. Originally a crown was also proposed for the top of the tower, but this was dropped following the objections from the planners of the City of London.
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