The irreverent Sir Noel Coward, playwright and actor, once had this to say about London: “I don’t know what London’s coming to – the higher the buildings the lower the morals”! While, we can never know what the drift of this thoughts were, but it does seem that he disapproved of tall buildings!
What would he say to London’s future skyline, where 436 new reaching-for-the-clouds structures are planned, completely dwarfing the centuries old landmark of St. Peter’s Cathedral, and the new London Eye?! Check this infographic for full details of some of these glitzy high-rises.
Infographic by – RubberBond