TQ3380 : View from the Balcony, City Hall, London SE1
taken 12 years ago, near to Bermondsey, Southwark, England
City Hall was the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA). It is located in Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge. It was designed by Norman Foster and opened in July 2002.
Website: Link
A 72-storey office building and hotel, constructed from 2009-2012 as the centre of the London Bridge Quarter development on the South bank of the Thames. The skyscraper is, at 310m tall, for a while the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th tallest building in the world. It is the second tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom after the 1,084 ft (330.4m) Emley Moor transmitting station.
The tower was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, and cost £450 million. The Government of Qatar financed the building and its Prime Minister declared it open on 5 July 2012. It opened to the public in February 2013.
For views of and from the Shard after opening, see Link
The official website is Link
See also the Wikipedia entry at Link
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- Grid Square
- TQ3380, 7067 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Christine Matthews (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 21 January, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 22 January, 2014
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 332 801 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.2698N 0:4.9075W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 334 801
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
