Tower 42

skyscraper in the City of London
Place skyscraper Q1331574
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Tower 42

Summary

Tower 42 is a skyscraper[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 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 image is recorded as Tower 42 looking north from Bishopsgate 2011-05-04.jpg[5].
  • Tower 42's instance of is recorded as skyscraper[6].
  • Tower 42's architect is recorded as Richard Seifert[7].
  • Tower 42's commissioned by is recorded as National Westminster Bank[8].
  • Tower 42's main building contractor is recorded as Mowlem[9].
  • Tower 42's Commons category is recorded as Tower 42[10].
  • Tower 42's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20006904[11].
  • Tower 42's Emporis building ID is recorded as 110590[12].
  • +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tower 42[13].
  • Tower 42's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.515277777778, 'lon': -0.083888888888889}[14].
  • Tower 42's structural engineer is recorded as Pell Frischmann[15].
  • Tower 42's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019td3[16].
  • Tower 42's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+43'}[17].
  • Tower 42's floors below ground is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[18].
  • Tower 42's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+21'}[19].
  • Tower 42's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 2216[20].
  • Tower 42's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 18351[21].
  • Tower 42's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6619893[22].
  • Tower 42's date of official opening is recorded as +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Tower 42's SkyscraperPage building ID is recorded as 198[24].
  • Tower 42's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+182.9'}[25].
  • Tower 42's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '25 Old Broad Street, City of London London ENG United Kingdom'}[26].
  • Tower 42's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[27].

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[6].

History and Context

+1980-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tower 42[13].

Why It Matters

Tower 42 ranks in the top 8% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . skyscraperpage.com. skyscraperpage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . skyscraperpage.com. skyscraperpage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . skyscrapercenter.com. skyscrapercenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . skyscraperpage.com. skyscraperpage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . skyscraperpage.com. skyscraperpage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . skyscrapercenter.com. skyscrapercenter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . skyscraperpage.com. skyscraperpage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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  1. 20d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Structural engineer Pell Frischmann
    Floors above ground {'amount': '+43'}
    Number of elevators {'amount': '+21'}
    Architect Richard Seifert
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "Tower42::kq7cm"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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