Tower 42

Summary

Tower 42 is a skyscraper^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,419 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tower 42 is located in City of London^[3].
• Tower 42 is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Tower 42's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[5].
• Tower 42's architect is recorded as Richard Seifert^[6].
• Tower 42's commissioned by is recorded as National Westminster Bank^[7].
• Tower 42's main building contractor is recorded as Mowlem^[8].
• Tower 42's Commons category is recorded as Tower 42^[9].
• 1980 marks the founding of Tower 42^[10].
• Tower 42's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.515277777778, 'lon': -0.083888888888889}^[11].
• Tower 42's structural engineer is recorded as Pell Frischmann^[12].
• Tower 42's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+43'}^[13].
• Tower 42's floors below ground is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[14].
• Tower 42's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+21'}^[15].
• Tower 42's date of official opening is recorded as 1980^[16].
• Tower 42's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+182.9'}^[17].
• Tower 42's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '25 Old Broad Street, City of London London ENG United Kingdom'}^[18].
• Tower 42's historic county is recorded as Middlesex^[19].
• Tower 42's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Tower 42^[20].

Body

Geography

Tower 42 is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in City of London^[3].

Designation and Status

Tower 42's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[5].

History and Context

1980 marks the founding of Tower 42^[10].

Why It Matters

Tower 42 ranks in the top 8% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,419 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]