"Tallest Building In London"

Shard London Bridge will soon take the title of the “Tallest building in London”. In fact, it will be the  UK’s & Western Europe’s tallest building too,  standing at an intimidating 310 metres (1,016 feet) and spanning over 72 floors.

The below table shows which buildings have previous held the title, including the reigning tallest building in London since 1991, One Canada Square.

Name	Location	Years as tallest	Height metres / ft
White Tower	Tower Hill	1098–1310	01.027 / 90
Old St Paul’s Cathedral[A]	City of London	1310–1666	07.0150 / 493[B]
Southwark Cathedral	Southwark	1666–1677	02.050 / 163
Monument to the Great Fire of London	City of London	1677–1683	03.062 / 202
St Mary-le-Bow	Cheapside	1683–1710	04.072 / 236
St Paul’s Cathedral	City of London	1710–1939	05.0111 / 365
Battersea Power Station[D]	Kirtling Street	1939–1950	06.0113 / 370
Crystal Palace transmitting station[C]	Crystal Palace Park	1950–1991	08.0219 / 720
One Canada Square	Canary Wharf	1991—present	09.0235 / 771