London's Tall Buildings
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To mark the spire going on to the Heron Tower, this week's quiz is themed around tall buildings.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which of these buildings has not, at some time, served as London's tallest structure?
- A.
Tower of London
- B.
The Monument
- C.
Southwark Cathedral
- D.
The Clock Tower (commonly called Big Ben)
- 2.Which of the following is not the name of one of the three 123 m residential towers at the Barbican complex?
- A.
Cromwell Tower
- B.
Fairfax Tower
- C.
Lauderdale Tower
- D.
Shakespeare Tower
- 3.Which tall building remained an official secret until 'confirmed' in the House of Commons in 1993?
- A.
Euston Tower
- B.
BT Tower
- C.
Natwest Tower
- D.
Millbank Tower
- 4.
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Watkins' Tower, an attempt to build a structure to rival the Eiffel Tower in London, reached only 47 metres (see pic) before funds ran out. What is now built on the site of this stillborn landmark?- A.
Twickenham
- B.
Tate Modern
- C.
Broadgate Tower
- D.
Wembley Stadium
- 5.The name of which bank, whose global headquarters are located within, is emblazoned on the top of Norman Foster's 8 Canada Square, the joint-third tallest building in London?
- A.
Barclays
- B.
HSBC
- C.
Bank of England
- D.
Royal Bank of Scotland
- 6.How many passenger capsules does the London Eye normally carry?
- A.
12
- B.
22
- C.
32
- D.
42
- 7.Which of these towers was not designed by Colonel Richard Seifert?
- A.
Centrepoint
- B.
King's Reach Tower, Southbank
- C.
Tower 42
- D.
Guy's Hospital
- 8.Which of the following has not been widely used as a nickname for a proposed London tower?
- A.
Mad Hatter
- B.
Cheesegrater
- C.
Can of Ham
- D.
Helter Skelter
- 9.On which street would you find New London Architecture, the museum/gallery of the built environment that includes a huge model of London?
- A.
Goodge Street
- B.
Rathbone Street
- C.
Store Street
- D.
Newman Street
- 10.The Gherkin stands on the site of which historic building, severely damaged by an IRA bomb in 1992?
- A.
St Mungo-the-Elder's church
- B.
The Baltic Exchange
- C.
Bedlam Hospital
- D.
Dick Whittington's House
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