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The view from the rooftop is breathtaking, if a bit windy. I think the "gherkin" is intended to be taller. The Anome 09:21 Feb 26, 2003 (UTC)

Just eyeballing it, the gherkin is shorter. Hope it doesn't get envious. Lee M

How could this building ever be the tallest building in Europe when the Tour Montparnasse built 1969-1972 is 209 meters? — François 21:00, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

What happened to the restaurant, Vertigo 42? Why was it closed?? User:Wjfox2005 18:32, 7 Jun 2006 (UTC)

Is it true that the spaces between floors are barely sufficient for modern IT cabling needs? (and that this has proved a problem) Notreallydavid 20:30, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tallest in the City of London

Umm, the article says that it is London's tallest skyscraper, and then says that 1 Canada Square surpassed it... make your mind up! --Amaccormack 11:36, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

This has caused confusion before, so I've tried to clarify it some. There are actually two cities in London, and the City of London is only a small part of London as a whole. At the moment, the other taller buildings are mostly on the Isle of Dogs. Mind you there is probably some further subtle semantics going on in calling it Britain's tallest building until being beaten by One Canada Square - the List of tallest buildings and structures in London puts the BT Tower as 5m taller and 15 years older, but the distinction has probably got something to do with whether the height of masts or ariels count. World record claims for the tallest building in the world are littered with subtle wording along these lines.

Thanks for clearing this up, new version is much better. I think the word "habitable" is often used to exclude masts, etc. --Amaccormack 09:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

There are also several taller buildings in the works for London and I would guess that at least the Bishopsgate Tower will be within the boundary of the City of London. -- Solipsist 12:17, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Yep, there are LOTS of new skyscrapers planned for London. You can see a complete rundown in this thread which I created. -- Wjfox2005 09:20, 9 November 2006 (UTC)