Tower 42,commonly known as the NatWest Tower,is a 183-metre-tall (600 ft) skyscraper in the City of London. It is the sixth-tallest tower in the City of London and the 19th-tallest in London overall. Its original name was the National Westminster Tower,having been built to house NatWest's international headquarters. Seen from above,the shape of the tower resembles that of the NatWest logo.
Red River College Polytechnic is a college located in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. It is the province's largest institute of applied learning and applied research,with over 200 degree,diploma,and certificate programs,and more than 21,000 students annually.
The Shard,also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower,is a pyramid-shaped 72-storey mixed-use development supertall skyscraper,designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano,in Bermondsey,London,that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. Standing 309.6 metres high,The Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom,the seventh-tallest building in Europe,and the second-tallest outside Russia behind the Varso Tower in Warsaw,which beats the Shard by less than half a metre. It is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom,after the concrete tower of the Emley Moor transmitting station. The Shard replaced Southwark Towers,a 24-storey office block built on the site in 1975.
Scotia Plaza is a commercial skyscraper in the city of Toronto,Ontario,Canada. Originally built to serve as the global headquarters of Canadian bank Scotiabank,it is in the financial district of the downtown core bordered by Yonge Street on the east,King Street West on the south,Bay Street on the west,and Adelaide Street West on the north. At 275 m (902 ft),Scotia Plaza is Canada's third tallest skyscraper and the 52nd tallest building in North America. It is connected to the PATH network,and contains 190,000 m2 (2,045,143 sq ft) of office space on 68 floors and 40 retail stores.
1250,boulevard René-Lévesque is a 199-metre (653 ft),47-story skyscraper in Montreal,Quebec,Canada. It is the second tallest building in Montreal and the province of Quebec,when the spire is excluded,as per the height definition used by the city of Montreal. For international comparison the spire is included as per CTBUH,which brings the height to 226.5m and becomes the tallest building in Montreal and the province of Quebec. The building was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates for IBM Canada and Marathon Realty,hence the former name "IBM-Marathon Tower". It is now named for its address at 1250 RenéLévesque Boulevard West,in the Ville-Marie borough of Downtown Montreal. It is adjacent to the Bell Centre and Windsor Station to the south,and stands on the site of the former American Presbyterian Church. It is connected to the Bonaventure metro station and the underground city network.
201 Portage is an office tower at the northwest intersection of Portage and Main in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. As of 2023,it is the second tallest building in Winnipeg since the completion of the Artis Reit Residential Tower at 300 Main Street.
Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg,and is home to the city's commercial core,city hall,the seat of Manitoba's provincial government,and a number of major attractions and institutions.
The Forks is a historic site,meeting place,and green space in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River.
The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. Just one block north of Portage and Main,the Exchange District comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings,and it is known for its intact early 20th century collection of warehouses,financial institutions,and early terracotta-clad skyscrapers.
Winnipeg is well known across the prairies for its arts and culture.
The Bow is a 158,000-square-metre (1,700,000 sq ft) skyscraper in downtown Calgary,Alberta,Canada. The 236 metre (774 ft) building was the tallest in Calgary between July 8,2010,when it surpassed the Suncor Energy Centre,and May 11,2016,when it was exceeded by Brookfield Place. The Bow is currently the second tallest office tower in Calgary and the third tallest in Canada outside Toronto. The Bow is also considered the start of redevelopment in Calgary's Downtown East Village. It was completed in 2012 and was ranked among the top 10 architectural projects in the world of that year according to Azure magazine. It was built for oil and gas company Encana,and was the headquarters of its successors Ovintiv and Cenovus.
Eaton's / John Maryon Tower was a proposed supertall 140-storey office skyscraper,to be built in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. In 1971,Eaton's was to partner with a developer named John Maryon to build a 503 metre tower in the College Park area of Downtown Toronto. With a 183-metre communication mast added to the roof of the triangular glass office tower,the total proposed height was 686 metres. Plans for the tower were cancelled,because building a structure of this height was considered impossible at the time of its planning. The skyscraper was planned two years before the Willis Tower was completed,and five years before the CN Tower was completed. Had the tower been built,it would have been the world's tallest building until 2008,when the Burj Khalifa surpassed its planned height.
The CN Tower is an 111-metre-tall (364 ft),26-storey office building located in Edmonton,Alberta,Canada. The building was built by the Canadian National Railway Company as Edmonton's first skyscraper,and at its completion in 1966 was the tallest building in Western Canada. The CN Tower would remain Edmonton's and Western Canada's tallest building until 1971 when it was surpassed by Edmonton House.
The Richardson Building is a 34-storey office tower at the intersection of Portage and Main in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. The building forms the anchor of the Lombard Place development,and is connected to Winnipeg Square shopping mall via the Portage and Main Concourse. The thirty-four storey building stands 124 metres tall (407 ft),making it the third tallest building in Winnipeg. It is dressed in granite chip pre-cast concrete and solar bronze double-glazed glass.
300 Main is a multi-family residential high-rise building Main Street in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. Standing at 141.7 metres and 42 storeys,it is the tallest building in Manitoba.
