Natwest Tower

Tower 42, commonly known as the NatWest Tower, is a 183-metre-tall skyscraper in the . Designed by R Seifert & Partners and engineered by Pell Frischmann, it opened in 1980 as London's first skyscraper and the tallest building in the United Kingdom at the time.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: skyscraper in the City of London
  • Also known as: “National Westminster Tower”, “NatWest Tower”, and “Tower 42”
  • Address: 25 Old Broad Street, London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and London Bridge.

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, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of , is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the in , England. is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Natwest Tower.

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The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical crossings that have spanned the between the and in since Roman times. is situated 2,800 feet south of Natwest Tower.

Shopping center
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The is a building in central London, built to house the London Stock Exchange, which now operates elsewhere. Today, the contains restaurants and luxury shops. is situated 930 feet southwest of Natwest Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and Barbican Estate.

Quarter
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was a gate in the former defensive wall around the . The gate gave its name to High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.

Quarter
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The , or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central , England, within the .

Natwest Tower

Latitude
51.5152° or 51° 30′ 55″ north
Longitude
-0.08393° or 0° 5′ 2″ west
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
Inception
1980
Levels
47
Height
600 feet (183 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGW88+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166431059
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6619893
Wiki­data ID
Q1331574
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Satellite Map

Discover Natwest Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Natwest Tower” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Tower 42”
  • Basque: “Tower 42”
  • Catalan: “NatWest Tower”
  • Catalan: “Tower 42”
  • Chinese: “42塔”
  • Chinese: “42大廈”
  • Chinese: “42大樓”
  • Czech: “Tower 42”
  • Danish: “Tower 42”
  • Dutch: “Tower 42”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برج 42”
  • Estonian: “Tower 42”
  • French: “Tower 42”
  • German: “Tower 42”
  • Hebrew: “Tower 42”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל 42”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל נטווסט”
  • Indonesian: “Menara 42”
  • Indonesian: “NatWest Tower”
  • Indonesian: “Tower 42”
  • Italian: “Tower 42”
  • Japanese: “タワー42”
  • Korean: “타워 42”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Natwest Tower”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tower 42”
  • Norwegian: “Tower 42”
  • Persian: “برج ۴۲”
  • Polish: “Tower 42”
  • Portuguese: “Tower 42”
  • Slovak: “Tower 42”
  • Spanish: “NatWest Tower”
  • Spanish: “Torre 42”
  • Spanish: “Tower 42”
  • Swedish: “Tower 42”
  • Turkish: “Tower 42”

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