Plantation Place
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Plantation Place is a large office development in the City of London, taking its name from a previous 'Plantation House', once the world's recognised centre of the tea trade.
It occupies almost an entire block of approximately 10,200 square metres, bounded by Fenchurch Street, Mincing Lane, Eastcheap and Rood Lane.
Constructed in 2004, the building is 68 m high and was built on the remains of the old Roman colony of Londinium, burned down by Boudica in AD 60. A hoard of gold coins from the 2nd century was found on the site.
The complex contains almost 3,000 m² of roof gardens, offering stunning views of London's financial district. In September 2004, these roof gardens were made open to the public as part of the Open House London weekend.
At the beginning of the 20th century Plantation Place used to be one of the major tea trade exchanges.
