{"id":10136,"date":"2012-11-12T10:59:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T10:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=10136"},"modified":"2012-11-12T10:59:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T10:59:23","slug":"walkie-talkie-tower-at-20-fenchurch-street-rises-into-the-london-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/walkie-talkie-tower-at-20-fenchurch-street-rises-into-the-london-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street rises into the London sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Walkie<\/p>\n

Seen from Aldgate, the skeleton of the Walkie Talkie tower<\/a> at\u00a020 Fenchurch Street \u00a0can be seen rising into a dramatic London sky.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Walkie<\/p>\n

Costing in excess of a cool \u00a3200 million, the tower is designed by architect\u00a0Rafael Vi\u00f1oly<\/a>\u00a0and will stand 160\u00a0m (525\u00a0ft) tall and contain 36 storeys\u00a0\u00a0upon completion in summer 2014.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Dubbed the ‘Walkie Talkie’ (and also ‘The Pint’) on account of its top heavy appearance, the tower takes the place of a short-lived 25-storey construction by Land\u00a0Securities, which was only built in 1968.<\/p>\n

Read more here: Walkie Talkie tower, Fenchurch St crackles into life
\n<\/a>Discuss the tower on the urban75 boards.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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