City of London Skyscrapers
In and around the square mile
The 2010's was a significant decade in the history of London architecture. Several new skyscrapers appeared as glass and steel began to dominate. These images feature the tallest buildings in and around the "Square Mile" and some of the most spectacular in the capital. Most were built in the last ten years.
The Shard
Built 2012
Height: 310 metres
87 Floors
22 Bishopsgate
Built 2019
Height: 278 metres
62 Floors
The tallest building in the square mile, 22 Bishopsgate is flanked by St Helen's and the Heron Tower.
Heron Tower
Built 2011
Height: 230 metres
46 Floors
The Leadenhall Building
Built 2014
Height: 225 metres
46 Floors
Four skyscrapers feature here from left to right Lloyds Building, Leadenhall Building (also known as the "Cheesegrater".), St Helen's and the Gherkin.
The Scalpel
Built 2018
Height: 190 metres
39 Floors
Tower 42
Built 1980
Height: 183 metres
47 Floors
London's tallest building when it was built four decades ago.
30 St Mary Axe
Built 2003
Height: 180 metres
40 Floors
30 St Mary Axe is commonly known as the "Gherkin".
100 Bishopsgate
Built 2018
Height: 172 metres
40 Floors
Featured here are 100 Bishopsgate and the Heron Tower.
20 Fenchurch Street
Built 2014
Height: 160 metres
37 Floors
20 Fenchurch Street is known as the "Walkie Talkie Building".
Lloyds Building
Built 1986
Height: 95 metres
14 Floors
The Lloyds Building flanked by the Willis Building and the canopy of the Leadenhall Building.
Quite simply, the best photography of London I have ever seen