BT Tower

The BT Tower is a in , , England, constructed in 1964. At the time of its completion it was known as the Museum Radio Tower, referring to its use by the neighbouring Museum Telephone Exchange.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: communications tower located in Fitzrovia, London, England, UK
  • Also known as: “British Telecom Tower”, “BT Communication Tower”, “Bt tower”, “G.P.O. Tower”, “GPO Tower”, “London Telecom Tower”, “Post office tower”, and “Post Office Tower”
  • Address: Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leicester Square and London St Pancras International.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of .

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is a major…

University
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The is a drama school… is situated 1,700 feet east of BT Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury.

Suburb
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is a district of , England, near the .

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This article is about three neighbourhoods of central : , St Pancras and Fitzrovia.

Suburb
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is a district in .

BT Tower

Latitude
51.52144° or 51° 31′ 17″ north
Longitude
-0.1388° or 0° 8′ 20″ west
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Levels
37
Height
618 feet (188 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGVC6+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 5022282
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7284405
Wiki­data ID
Q797085
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“BT Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج بي تي”
  • Basque: “BT Tower”
  • Catalan: “BT Tower”
  • Chinese: “英國電信塔”
  • Czech: “Věž British Telecom”
  • Dutch: “BT Tower”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برج بى تى”
  • Finnish: “BT Tower”
  • French: “BT Tower”
  • German: “BT Tower”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל בריטיש טלקום”
  • Hungarian: “BT Tower”
  • Icelandic: “BT-turninn”
  • Indonesian: “BT Tower”
  • Indonesian: “Menara BT”
  • Irish: “BT Tower”
  • Italian: “BT Tower”
  • Japanese: “BTタワー”
  • Malay: “BT Tower”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Telecom Tower”
  • Norwegian: “Telecom Tower”
  • Persian: “برج بی‌تی”
  • Polish: “BT Tower”
  • Russian: “BT Tower”
  • Spanish: “BT Tower”
  • Spanish: “Torre BT”
  • Swedish: “BT Tower”
  • Turkish: “BT Tower, Londra”
  • Turkish: “BT Tower”
  • Uzbek: “BT Tower”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: East Marylebone and St. Andrew’s Gate.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: BT and Howland Street.

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