The twenty Fenchurch Street, nicknamed the Talkie-Walkie because of its shape, is a building situated in the middle of the City of London. It is a 160,1 metres high skyscraper designed by the architect Rafael Vinoly. It’s a modern design. The construction started in 2009 and finished in 2014. It cost around 200.000.000 pounds sterling. It is composed of steel or glass and the structure … Continuer de lire Talkie-Walkie

It is a building situated in the south of London, in the district of Southwark near the Thames and the London Bridge, opposite the City of London. It is 306 metres high a skyscraper composed of steel, concrete and glass, designed by Renzo Piano. First, the Shard’s name was “the London Bridge Tower”, and then its actual name came from the critisms of the English … Continuer de lire Shard

The 30 St Mary Axe is situated in the City of London. In reference to its shape, Londoners have become accustomed to calling it the Gherkin (“le cornichon” in French). The construction started in 2001 and lasted 3 years. It is composed of steel, glass and concrete : it is designed as a neo futurist building. This is a 180 metres high building, belonging to … Continuer de lire Gherkin

Canary Wharf is a big district and it’s also a major business district. It is one of the United Kingdom’s two main financial centres. The first is the traditional City of London. It contains many of Europe’s tallest buildings. In this district, there is the second tallest in the UK, One Canada Square. Canary Wharf is located on the Isle of Dogs. Canary Wharf is … Continuer de lire Canary Wharf

Stratford is the Olympic district in the north-east of London. The area is 250 hectares long. This district was built in 2012 for the Olympic Games. Before, it was an industrial estate. In this area, there were four big sportive structures. The most impressive is the « London Olympic stadium » with 80,000 places. There were also the Aquatic Center, the Copper Box and the Lee Valley … Continuer de lire Olympic district