Shell Centre
The Shell Centre in London is the global headquarters of oil major Shell plc. It is located on Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a prominent feature on the South Bank of the River Thames near County Hall, and now forms the backdrop to the London Eye.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Commercial building
- Description: skyscraper on Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth, England
- Address: Belvedere Road, London, SE1 7NA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and London Eye.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
London Eye
Ferris wheel
Photo: Khamtran, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. London Eye is situated 670 feet west of Shell Centre.
Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower itself, which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Big Ben is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Shell Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Bank and Waterloo.
South Bank
Photo: Bloodholds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Bank is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central London and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.
Waterloo
Suburb
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waterloo is a district in Central London, and part of the Waterloo and South Bank ward of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated 1 mile east of Charing Cross.
Gabriel’s Wharf
Locality
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial area on the south bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Lambeth, central London, England.
Shell Centre
- Categories: skyscraper, building, office, and business
- Location: Lambeth, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50378° or 51° 30′ 14″ northLongitude
-0.11681° or 0° 7′ 1″ westLevels
27Height
351 feet (107 metres)Open location code
9C3XGV3M+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 46250966OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
office=companyWikidata ID
Q939044
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Shell Centre” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز شل”
- Basque: “Shell Centre”
- Chinese: “壳牌中心”
- Dutch: “Shell Centre”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مركز شل”
- French: “Shell Centre”
- Italian: “Shell Centre”
- Luxembourgish: “Shell Centre”
- Persian: “شل سنتر”
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