Tower 42
Tower 42 previously known as the Natwest Tower located in the City of London at 25 Old Broad Street. When seen from above the tower resembles the National Westminster Bank and was built between 1971 and 1979 for the Natwest Bank. total cost of the building was around £72 million.
The building is 600 ft / 183 m high and this made it the tallest building in the UK until 1 Canada Square in the London Docklands arrived in 1990.
Following the Bombing on April 24th 1993 by the Provisional IRA in the Bishopsgate area which caused extensive damage to the Natwest Tower and countless other buildings. The tower had to be reclad and internally refurbished as demolition would of been to expensive and difficult. Once this work had been completed Natwest decided not to re-occupy and decided to rename the building the International Financial Centre then promptly sold the building.
The new owners in turn decided to rename it Tower 42 as it comprised of 42 floors. Today it is a general purpose office building occupied by serveral companies in a variety of business areas.
Tower42 Official Site - From the website you can view a live webcam from the top of the tower.