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Walkie Talkie: A Visit To 20 Fenchurch Street

A free garden in the sky, coming soon to London.

The St George Tower grows in Vauxhall, by Prad Patel

The Friday Photos: London Construction

Watching London grow upwards.

The core of the Pinnacle, photographed 22 January 2012

Pinnacle Skyscraper Delayed Again

Skyscraper stumped again.

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In Pictures: Sky Lounge @ Nido Spitalfields

This pop up bar at the top of a skyscaper offers stunning views of London.

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Extra, Extra

Our start-of-the-week round-up of city wide happenings. Featuring a possible whole new city for London.

On the rooftop balcony, looking up to the spire.

The City’s Tallest Building: Inside The Heron Tower

We explore the first of a new generation of towers, currently changing London’s skyline.

Four towers - Heron, Gherkin, Tower 42, and the rooftop of CityPoint in the foreground.

In Pictures: On Top Of The Cromwell Tower, Barbican

Love it, or hate it (and, increasingly, people court the former standpoint), the Barbican Estate certainly has presence. The great brutish complex of concrete and confusion took over 11 years to build, reoccupying land in the north of the City almost completely ravaged by the …

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Columbus Tower Gets Mayoral Nod

A new tallest for the Docklands area has been approved by Boris, overturning an earlier decision by Tower Hamlets council. The Columbus Tower (named after a Carry On film, we think) would stretch 237 metres into the Docklands sky, trumping One Canada Square by 2 …

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High-Razor Tower Begins Construction

One of London’s more remarkable tower blocks has begun construction. Strata, also called the Electric razor for not unfathomable reasons, will soon begin to rise from a site just south of Elephant and Castle, reports skyscrapernews. The 147 m structure is wholly residential, with 399 …