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    08083°W / 51.51611; -0.08083 Salesforce Tower, 110 Bishopsgate (formerly, and still commonly known as, Heron Tower) is a commercial skyscraper in London...
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  • which was initially known as Heron Tower. Named after current Chief Executive Gerald Ronson's father Henry Ronson, Heron was a furniture manufacture and...
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    tallest in the City of London until overtaken by the 230-metre (750 ft) Heron Tower in 2010. The building today is multi-tenanted and comprises Grade A office...
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    north from Leadenhall Street. After plans to build the 92-storey Millennium Tower were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Foster + Partners and the Arup...
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  • mother's death, discovers an abandoned tower near his new home, and enters a fantastical world with a talking grey heron. Miyazaki announced his retirement...
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  • Ellison, and others, and went on to develop projects including Heron Tower and The Heron in the City of London and The Peak in London's Victoria. Ronson's...
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    but was demolished to allow the construction of a new apartment tower—named The Heron—which also provides additional facilities for the Guildhall School...
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    The Heron, also known as Milton Court, is a 36-storey residential tower in London, United Kingdom. The building was developed by Heron International. Construction...
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    extension to the clock tower and the clock itself. The Great Clock of Westminster is a striking clock with five bells. The clock tower is at the north end...
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    also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a pyramid-shaped 72-storey mixed-use development supertall skyscraper...
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    Cheesegrater"), 20 Fenchurch Street ("the Walkie-Talkie"), the Broadgate Tower, the Heron Tower and 22 Bishopsgate. The main residential section of the City today...
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    Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered...
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    Broadgate Tower (right) alongside Principal Tower in September, 2020 City of London Landmarks Heron Tower Tower 42 30 St Mary Axe List of tallest buildings...
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    The BT Tower is a grade II listed communications tower in Fitzrovia, London, England, owned by BT Group. It was also known as the GPO Tower and the Post...
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  • property development company Heron Tower, a skyscraper in London Heron Foods, a frozen food retail chain in the United Kingdom Heron Plastics, a kit car manufacturer...
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    The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames...
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    122 Leadenhall Street Broadgate Tower Citigroup Centre The Gherkin Heron Tower The Shard St George Wharf Tower Tower 42 Structures Albert Memorial ArcelorMittal...
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    with 62 storeys. The project replaces an earlier plan for a 288 m (945 ft) tower named The Pinnacle, on which construction was started in 2008 but suspended...
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    in a book about the project: The Eye has done for London what the Eiffel Tower did for Paris, which is to give it a symbol and to let people climb above...
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    122 Leadenhall Street Broadgate Tower Citigroup Centre The Gherkin Heron Tower The Shard St George Wharf Tower Tower 42 Structures Albert Memorial ArcelorMittal...
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    especially in contrast to the nearby part-built Pinnacle and completed Heron Tower. In May 2011, it was announced that the lower 10 floors of the Leadenhall...
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    Millbank Tower is a 119-metre (390 ft) high skyscraper in the City of Westminster at Millbank, by the River Thames in London, England. The tower was constructed...
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    climbed the Lotte World Tower, a 123-storey skyscraper in Seoul, South Korea. On 25 October 2018, he climbed the Heron Tower, a 46-storey skyscraper in...
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    in the 1950s and 1960s. The building consists of three main towers and three service towers around a central, rectangular space. Its core is the large...
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    Paris "Capital Tower 1 - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021. "DC Towers Facts and Figures". DC Towers. Archived from...
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    of England Bevis Marks Synagogue Golden Boy of Pye Corner Guildhall Heron Tower Holborn Circus Lloyd's building London Stock Exchange Merchant Taylors'...
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    the centre is the lake and its neighbouring terrace. The theatre's fly tower has been surrounded by glass and made into a high-level conservatory. The...
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    Bishopsgate's junction with Wormwood Street, by the gardens there and facing the Heron Tower. The ward is notable for its skyscrapers, and is home to the main London...
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    the name of the palace. The clock bell in the Elizabeth Tower (commonly known as the Big Ben Tower) of the palace, nicknamed Big Ben, is a landmark of London...
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    completed in 2003 at 180 metres (590 ft), Heron Tower in 2007 at 230 metres (750 ft), and the Broadgate Tower in 2008 at 165 metres (541 ft). Notably,...
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