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Heron Tower

skyscraper in the City of London, England
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Heron Tower

Summary

Heron Tower is a skyscraper[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heron Tower is located in City of London[3].
  • Heron Tower is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Heron Tower's image is recorded as Heron Tower, Bishopsgate, London.JPG[5].
  • Heron Tower's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[6].
  • Heron Tower's architect is recorded as Kohn Pedersen Fox[7].
  • Heron Tower's architectural style is recorded as modern architecture[8].
  • Heron Tower's made from material is recorded as steel[9].
  • Heron Tower's made from material is recorded as glass[10].
  • Heron Tower's made from material is recorded as stainless steel[11].
  • Heron Tower's main building contractor is recorded as Skanska[12].
  • Heron Tower's Commons category is recorded as Heron Tower[13].
  • Heron Tower's Emporis building ID is recorded as 101374[14].
  • +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Heron Tower[15].
  • Heron Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5161, 'lon': -0.0808333}[16].
  • Heron Tower's structural engineer is recorded as Arup[17].
  • Heron Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07mc8h[18].
  • Heron Tower's located on street is recorded as Bishopsgate[19].
  • Heron Tower's official website is recorded as http://www.herontower.com/[20].
  • Heron Tower's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+46'}[21].
  • Heron Tower's floors below ground is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[22].
  • Heron Tower's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 966[23].
  • Heron Tower's date of official opening is recorded as +2011-03-00T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Heron Tower's SkyscraperPage building ID is recorded as 1825[25].
  • Heron Tower's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+230'}[26].
  • Heron Tower's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01896686n[27].

Body

Geography

Heron Tower is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of London[3].

Designation and Status

Heron Tower's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[6].

History and Context

+2011-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Heron Tower[15].

Why It Matters

Heron Tower ranks in the top 7% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Arup Skanska United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . emporis.com. emporis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . emporis.com. emporis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . emporis.com. emporis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . BabelNet. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Structural engineer → Arup
    Located on street → Bishopsgate
    Floors above ground → {'amount': '+46'}
    Architect → Kohn Pedersen Fox
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "HeronTower::9mvgn"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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