Drapers' Gardens
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Drapers Gardens is a skyscraper in the City of London, currently undergoing demolition work. It is 100 metres tall and has 30 stories. It was completed in 1967 on land owned by the Drapers' Company and was designed by Richard Seifert, the same architect as the Natwest Tower.
It will be the tallest building ever to be demolished in the UK, surpassing Limebank House which was 93 m.
When viewed from Waterloo Bridge (as in the photograph below), Drapers Gardens appears as the closest office tower to St Paul's Cathedral. For this reason it is disliked by many people. Conversely, there are those who cite the building as a fine example of its period, and one of the few genuinely well-designed towers of the 1960s. Seifert himself described the building as his proudest achievement.
The proposed replacement is only 75 metres tall, but will have more floor space. It is designed by Foggo Associates.
