Post Office Tower

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The Post Office Tower, now known as the BT Tower, is a prominent telecommunications tower and London landmark that was once the tallest building in the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
observation tower
telecommunications tower
alternativeName BT Tower NERFINISHED
British Telecom Tower NERFINISHED
GPO Tower NERFINISHED
London Telecom Tower NERFINISHED
architect Eric Bedford NERFINISHED
G R Yeats NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Modernist architecture NERFINISHED
city London NERFINISHED
completionDate 1964
constructionStartDate 1961
country United Kingdom
hasAntennaSpire yes
hasFeature microwave aerials
revolving restaurant
height 177 metres
581 feet
heritageListingDate 2003
heritageStatus Grade II listed building
latitude 51.5215 N
locatedIn Fitzrovia NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
longitude 0.1388 W
managedBy BT Group NERFINISHED
namedAfter General Post Office NERFINISHED
numberOfFloors 37
officialOpeningDate 8 October 1965
openedBy Harold Wilson NERFINISHED
openingDate 1965
operator BT Group NERFINISHED
owner BT Group NERFINISHED
partOf UK telecommunications network
primaryFunction telecommunications
publicAccessSuspended after 1971 bombing
publicObservationGalleryStatus closed
restaurantClosureDate 1980
restaurantOpeningDate 1966
restaurantOperator Butlins NERFINISHED
streetAddress 60 Cleveland Street
sufferedEvent 1971 bombing
visibleFrom many parts of central London
wasTallestBuildingFrom 1964
wasTallestBuildingIn London NERFINISHED
wasTallestBuildingUntil 1980

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BT Tower formerName Post Office Tower