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	List of tallest structures in London - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		London's three tallest buildings at Canary Wharf, the HSBC building 200 m, One Canada Square 235 m, and the Citigroup Centre 200 m.
		Until the early 1960s buildings in London were restricted to 100 feet (30 metres) in height, although there were some exceptions to this rule.
		Tallest buildings in London as of January 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tall_buildings_in_London (481 words)

	London Borough of Tower Hamlets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London.
		The Constable of the Tower of London had special jurisdiction over the area from the 16th century until 1889.
		Tower Hamlets is one of five boroughs to host the London 2012 Summer Olympics and part of the borough is within the boundary of the Thames Gateway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets (380 words)

	London - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union Focus on London - Largest EU city Office of National Statistics.
		London's large built-up area creates a microclimate, with heat stored by the city's buildings: sometimes temperatures are 5°C (9°F) warmer in the city than in the surrounding areas.
		London's two Anglican bishops are the Bishop of London, whose see is London north of the Thames, and whose throne is in London's grandest church, the baroque St Paul's Cathedral (designed by Sir Christopher Wren), and the Bishop of Southwark, who tends to Anglicans south of the river.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/London (8155 words)

	Which is the world's tallest building? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		At 509.2 meters, the 101-storey tower now officially holds the world's tallest building title previously held by Petronas Towers 1 and 2.Sears Tower, Chicago still holds the title of the world's tallest building to the tip of the antenna at 527 meters.
		DLF Sqaure Tower (90 m and 22 floors) is the tallest building in Gurgaon.
		Tallest buildings in India, cities with most scyscrapers were interesting facts I didn't know.
	us.rediff.com /money/2004/apr/07quiz.htm (1053 words)

	Tall buildings in London - TheBestLinks.com - Palace of Westminster, Skyscraper, The London Eye, World's tallest ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tall buildings in London, London, Palace of Westminster, Skyscraper, The London...
		London is a city with strict limits to building height and with protected views of certain buildings from particular locations (notably St Paul's).
		Permission to build skyscrapers in the centre of the city is granted on a case-by-case basis.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Tall_buildings_in_London.html (318 words)

	Learn more about Skyscraper in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Today the word is used exclusvely to refer to a tall habitable building, usually higher than 152 metres (500 feet).
		The development of buildings framed with steel or reinforced concrete has made possible the construction of extremely tall buildings, some of which are over 300 metres tall.
		See world's tallest structures for a discussion of the tallest skyscrapers and other man-made structures, as defining the "world's tallest..." depends greatly on matters of definition.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /s/sk/skyscraper.html (222 words)

	The Tallest Buildings in the World - If its tall we have it
		During the first 90 years of this century, the USA dominated the race for the title of the tallest building in the world, and constructed a range of famous buildings that, sometimes only for a few months, and sometimes for many years, were widely recognized as being the 'tallest building' in the world.
		A building differs from a tower in that the latter is considered to be a structure that is designed for residential, business, or manufacturing purposes.
		It is the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere
	www.tallestbuildingintheworld.com (1209 words)

	Motorcycle Online: 2001 London Motorcycle and Scooter Show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		London in the Middle of February is cold and the sky's grey.
		The new London show (known as the o2o Show) is housed in the new Excel trade center in London's Docklands area.
		This is a part of London that fell in to disuse after the last war, when London ceased to function as a real working port.
	www.motorcycle.com /mo/mcshows/01london.motml (639 words)

	Black and white Photography » 2004 » September
		Nicknamed ‘The Gherkin’ or ‘The Cigar’, it is formally known as ‘The Swiss Re building’ or ‘30 St Mary’s Axe’.
		Buildings this tall and few and far between in London.
		As much as the buildings themselves were interesting, it was watching other people enjoy the buildings that was the real surprise.
	www.nyclondon.com /blog/archives/2004/09 (1080 words)

	Wikinfo \| Skyscraper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Today the word is used exclusively to refer to a tall habitable building, usually higher than 152 metres (500 feet).
		Buildings of about 4 stories are supported by their walls where are buildings larger than that must be supported by a skeletal frame.
		Special consideration must then be given for buildings over 40 stories tall because of the force wind puts on the structure.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Skyscraper (326 words)

	London Skyscrapers, Architecture, Buildings, Real Estate, and Construction News
		For such an enormous and important city, London is relatively low rise, with tall buildings clustered in The City of London and Canary Wharf, and spread sporadically over the rest of the city.
		It is not skyscrapers that define London's skyline, but a mix of architectural landmarks that have, over the centuries, come to define a city with a remarkable past.
		In the near future, London could be home to some of the tallest and most exciting skyscrapers in Europe such as The Bishopsgate Tower, Shard London Bridge, The Leadenhall Building, One Blackfriars Road and Heron Tower.
	www.emporis.com /en/wm/ci/?id=100637 (359 words)

	London-based Disaster Scenario
		This region is one of the most important areas of London due to the number of important historical and financial buildings, also presenting a considerable concentration of civilians and intense traffic in the roads.
		All the positions of the objects (nodes, buildings, roads and agents) in the scenario are given as the orthogonal distance (x,y) from this position.
		I-London is an I-X application that evaluates planning and coordination ideas using the RoboCup Rescue Simulator and the London scenario discussed here.
	homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk /s0125683/ilondon (2431 words)

	OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF HIGH-RISE FIREFIGHTING
		The building evacuation plan, which had been practiced regularly, was credited with the successful evacuation of occupants on floors other than the fire floor.
		The building was occupied by a large number of federal workers who were required to practice evacuations, and also several private firms who were not obligated to and only occasionally participated in these evacuation drills.
		Fires in high-rise buildings everywhere have the potential to be one of the most challenging incidents to which we respond.
	www.firetactics.com /HIGH-RISE.htm (4094 words)

	Londoners calm amid the chaos - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Londoners became accustomed to security scares, evacuations, and stringent searches, particularly around the political and financial centers.
		In April, a Populus poll for The Times of London newspaper showed that 72 percent of the British population believed an al-Qaida attack was "inevitable," an attitude commentators described as "robust fatalism." But the same survey found only a tiny minority were altering their travel plans or normal routines because of the threat.
		Also in April, London was coded as a "high risk" city in rankings prepared by Aon, the world's second-largest insurance broker, the same category as Baghdad, Kabul and Jerusalem.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Jul/07/br/br03p.html (753 words)

	Skyscrapers/Wolkenkratzer/Wolkenkrabbers/Grattes~ciel pictures, foto's, photo's London, United Kingdom
		London's tallest buildings seen from Millennium Bridge, with Southwark Bridge in front.
		This building is the headquarters of the HSBC group.
		and Minerva Building (217m/712f, 2005-2007) being the tallest.
	www.skyscraperpicture.com /london.htm (370 words)

	Diagrams - SkyscraperPage.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To exclude buildings which don't have a drawing use a question mark, "?", in the Illustrator field.
		This orders the buildings by height, with some slight organization of buildings which are exactly the same height.
		Building names, city, state, and country names are sorted in alphebetical order.
	www.skyscraperpage.com /diagrams/index.php (462 words)

	washingtonpost.com: British Court Deals Blow to Terror Law
		LONDON, Dec. 16 -- Britain's highest court of appeal struck a blow against the government's anti-terrorism policy Thursday by ruling it cannot detain suspected foreign terrorists indefinitely without trial.
		In a stinging rebuke to Prime Minister Tony Blair's government, the panel ruled 8 to 1 that the provision authorizing the detentions violated European human rights laws and was discriminatory because it applied only to foreigners.
		Government officials have insisted that the men, most of whom are held in a high-security prison in south London, have been properly treated and given regular access to relatives and attorneys.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A3934-2004Dec16?language=printer (826 words)

	Haden Young - Mechanical services, Electrical services, Building services engineers, M and E, Energy conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Haden Young were responsible for the replacement of four chillers, pumps and pipework on the roof of one of the tallest buildings in London.
		Traffic management incorporating road closures was a key element with the building of a pavement into a temporary road in order to maintain access to neighbouring buildings for staff and deliveries.
		The chillers were installed in phases in order for the building to remain in occupation throughout the duration of the works.
	www.hadenyoung.co.uk /ps000/ps000a.htm (248 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Camden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Holborn also houses the British Museum, the Univ. of London, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn (see Inns of Court), law courts, the Royal College of Surgeons, and Hatton Garden, known for its trade in diamonds, gold, and silver.
		Benjamin Disraeli was born in Holborn, which is also the site of the Post Office Tower, one of London's tallest buildings.
		Building Partnerships with the Community: Lessons from the Camden Health Improvement Learning Collaborative.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CamdenE1ng.asp (354 words)

	Buildings London for Kids
		Westminster Abbey is one of the oldest buildings in London and one of the most important religious centres in the country.
		The Millennium Dome in London is the largest dome in the world, covering over 180 acres; it is 320m in diameter and 50m high with support towers reaching 100m.
		The outside of the building consists of 24,000 square metres of glass arranged in diamond-shaped panes.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/questions/london/buildings.htm (801 words)

	Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum - London's Tallest Tower?
		Like all glass towers, London Bridge Tower can never be transparent, but Piano's manipulation of the elevation and its tapering form will give his building a variety and subtlety that few other skyscrapers have ever achieved.
		It is opposing London Bridge Tower because of the impact on the protected sightlines of St Paul's Cathedral from Kenwood and Parliament Hill.
		London Bridge Tower is a Trojan Horse, a skilful design by a great architect that could open the floodgates to a new generation of very tall skyscrapers, few of which are likely to be as elegant as Piano's scheme, if only because financial sense argues against it.
	forum.dallasmetropolis.com /showthread.php?t=696 (1033 words)

	V & A - Art Deco buildings in London - OXO Tower
		The building was commissioned for the Liebig Extract of Meat Company - OXO was a subsidiary.
		At the time of building, the OXO Tower was the second tallest commercial building in London.
		The Tower is now a commercial building, and has several shops and restaurants as well as residential buildings.
	www.vam.ac.uk /vastatic/microsites/1157_art_deco/about/buildings/oxo.htm (122 words)

	The Tallest Buildings Of Tomorrow - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Critics argue that the tower's claim to the "tallest" title is cheap since 276 feet are part of an uninhabitable spire; still, when all is said and done, the tallest habitable building in the world right now--Taipei 101, which climbs 1,667 feet high--will be 109 feet shorter than the Freedom Tower.
		Undoubtedly, the tallest buildings in the world can generate revenue by charging to keep communication equipment on top of the building, or through tourism, but these revenue streams are not always large enough to create massive profits.
		The tallest in the pipeline may be Burj Dubai (since the final height isn't disclosed, we're trusting that it will be the tallest), but a close runner-up could be Taipei 101.
	www.forbes.com /realestate/2004/01/09/cx_bs_0109home.html (967 words)

	The Tallest Buildings in the World
		It was chosen by the Bahrain contractor because of the company’s previous experiences of building in Saudi Arabia, according to a report in the Copenhagen Post.
		The tallest design submitted is still 26 feet shorter than San Francisco"s tallest, the Transamerica Pyramid, but Wang said the final design from Skidmore could go beyond that height.
		The building will be located in the city"s new 28-acre Lakeshore East Development, south of the Chicago River and east of the Loop.Firm principal Jeanne Gang created rippling edges in the concrete-framed structure"s facade by using a unique floor plate for each of its concrete slabs.
	www.tallest-building-in-the-world.com (2071 words)

	Council Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		LONDON - The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat announces three more sponsors of the conference entitled 'Building for the 21 st Century' to be held in London between the 9 th and 11 th December 2001.
		The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is an international organization of architects, engineers, planners, developers, sociologists, and others involved in the field of tall buildings and their urban environment.
		With advances in technology being applied the world over on new buildings and urban development projects, conference organizers are again assembling an international panel of architects, engineers, and planners who are experts in the field of high technology for buildings.
	www.ctbuh.org /publications_press.html (1944 words)

	Drives are air handling choice at London landmarks: News from Schneider Electric
		Altivar 58e variable speed drives from Telemecanique have been chosen to play a key role in the air-handling equipment which is being installed in two of the tallest buildings in London
		Altivar 58e variable speed drives from Telemecanique, a brand of Schneider Electric, have been chosen to play a key role in the air-handling equipment which is being installed in two of the tallest buildings in London.
		The buildings, which form part of the prestigious Canary Wharf development, will ultimately be occupied by leading international financial organisations, HSBC and Citigroup.
	www.engineeringtalk.com /news/tel/tel130.html (382 words)

	Neowin.net > World's 10 Tallest Buildings
		The Sears Tower is the tallest out of all of them as the antennas on top reach 530m.
		If you look at the likes of the proposed London Bridge Tower or 30 st Mary's Axe you'll see buildings that are as much of a challenge to build as the taller buildings purely to attain a more pleasing building, and one that suits the 'olde worlde' feel of the city.
		There've been a couple of semi psycho-phallic designs that've been cancelled probably because of their lack of feasibility as much as bad design, especially green bird but other than that the skyline will be pretty much unchanged and flat for the time being.
	www.neowin.net /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t310240.html (1682 words)

	SkyscraperCity - LONDON - Full Summary of Projects
		London and Regional's Vauxhall Bondway Tower and yet another 600-footer at Nine Elms Lane.
		London isn't like Dubai, where there is lots of free land and no-one to wait for, London is a city where there isn't much space to build on, so land prices are expensive and construction of a building is a serious issue that takes a lot of time to approve!
		But don't woory, there are alredy a few buildings under construction and in the coming years more will start, remember, a lot have already been approved, plus there could be a few new skyscraper propsals in the future that might be able to proceed quickly.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=315079 (4586 words)

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