Back برج بي تي Arabic برج بى تى ARZ BT Tower Catalan Věž British Telecom Czech BT Tower German BT Tower Spanish برج بیتی FA BT Tower Finnish BT Tower French BT Tower GA
| BT Tower | |
|---|---|
.jpg) BT Tower in 2022 | |
 | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1980[I] | |
| Preceded by | Millbank Tower |
| Surpassed by | Tower 42 |
| General information | |
| Type | Offices[1] |
| Location | London, W1T United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°31′17″N 0°08′20″W / 51.5215°N 0.1389°W |
| Construction started | 1961 |
| Completed | 1964[1] |
| Owner | British Telecommunications plc |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 620 feet (189 m)[2] |
| Roof | 581 feet (177 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 37 |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Eric Bedford |
| Main contractor | Peter Lind & Company |
The BT Tower is a grade II listed communications tower in Fitzrovia, London, England, owned by BT Group. It has also been known as the GPO Tower, the Post Office Tower,[3] and the Telecom Tower.[4] The main structure is 581 feet (177 m) high, with aerial rigging bringing the total height to 620 feet (189 m).[2]
Upon completion in 1964, it was the tallest structure in London and remained so until 1980. Butlins managed a revolving restaurant in the tower from 1966 until 1971.[5] A 360° LED screen displays news across central London.[6]
In February 2024, the sale of the tower to MCR Hotels, was announced.[7]
- ^ a b "BT Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ a b "We take an exclusive look behind the scenes at the BT Tower". BT. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Perkin, George, ed. (1968). Concrete in Architecture. London: The Cement and Concrete Association.
- ^ "BT Communication Tower". Historic England. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ Kennedy, Maev (27 March 2003). "BT Tower among icons of technology". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "BT Tower lights up with 'It's a Girl' in pink". ITV. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Kolirin 2024 m662was invoked but never defined (see the help page).