The Broadgate Tower is a
skyscraper
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in
London's main financial district, the
City of London
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. It was constructed between 2005 and 2008.
History
The developer for the site was
British Land.
In February 2005 Broadgate Plaza Ltd, a subsidiary of British Land, submitted a planning application to the City of London for the construction of two buildings of 33 stories and 13 stories.
Broadgate Tower, which was designed by
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
SOM, an initialism of its original name Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, is a Chicago-based architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings. In 1939, they were joined by engineer ...
and built by
Bovis Lend Lease, was completed in 2008.
[ It was constructed at the same time as the neighbouring building, 201 Bishopsgate, and the two are separated by a covered pedestrian area.][
The building was used in the James Bond ]Skyfall
''Skyfall'' is a 2012 spy thriller film and the twenty-third in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, ...
movie to represent a Shanghai skyscraper.
Occupants
Current occupants include:
Aldermore Bank
* Your World
* Itau Bank
* Hill Dickinson
* Itochu
is a Japanese corporation based in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka and Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo.
It is one of the largest Japanese ''sogo shosha'' (general trading and investment companies) distinguished by the strength of its textil ...
* Regus
* William Blair
* Trading Hub
* Dickson Minto
* Tradetech Alpha
* Equiniti
* Gill Jennings & Every
Construction gallery
File:Broadgate Tower under construction 1-5-07 retouched.jpg, The Broadgate Tower under construction in early 2007.
File:Broadgate tower dec2007.jpg, Broadgate Tower in December 2007
File:Broadgate Tower 20.09.2020 (1).jpg, Broadgate Tower in September, 2020
File:Principal Tower and Broadgate Tower 20.09.2020 (1).jpg, Broadgate Tower (right) alongside Principal Tower in September, 2020
See also
* City of London Landmarks
* Heron Tower
Salesforce Tower, 110 Bishopsgate (formerly known as, Heron Tower) is a commercial skyscraper in London. It stands tall including its mast making it the second tallest building in the City of London financial district and the fifth List of ta ...
* Tower 42
* 30 St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London. Its nickname, The Gherkin, is due to its resemblance to the vegetable. It was completed in Decem ...
* List of tallest buildings and structures in London
At , St Paul's Cathedral was the tallest building in London from 1710 until it was eventually surpassed by the 118 metre (387 ft) Millbank Tower in 1963. This in turn was overtaken by the BT Tower at tall in 1964. Throughout the 1960s and 1 ...
References
External links
Official website
201 Bishopsgate and the Broadgate Tower on SOM.com
http://www.201bishopsgateandthebroadgatetower.com
- Promotional website.
Webcam
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Skyscrapers in the City of London
Office buildings completed in 2009
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings
Skyscraper office buildings in London