Tower 42 is the tallest building in the
City of London. Situated at
25 Old Broad Street, it was originally built for the
National Westminster Bank[?], hence its older name
NatWest Tower. Seen from above the Tower resembles the NatWest logo (three chevrons in a hexagonal arrangement). After NatWest relinquished ownership it was known for a time as the International Financial Centre. The current name comes from its 42 habitable storeys. One year in the late 1990s the building hosted a "spectacular" Christmas laser display, but this turned out to consist of three small coloured dots playing over the building.
The tower, designed by Richard Seifert[?], was built in 1979 and is about 600 ft (180 m) high.
See also: Tall buildings in London
- The Tower 42 web site (http://www.tower42.com/)
- Twentyfour (http://www.twenty-four.co.uk/) - restaurant on the 24th floor
- Vertigo42 (http://www.vertigo42.co.uk/) - seafood and champagne bar on the 42nd floor