Alien rocket launcher? (Lloyds of London Building)
For those who saw my last photo, this is not far from the Leadenhall aliens!
Seriously though this is the iconic Lloyds of London building. According to Wikipedia, "The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building)[1] is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
In 1978, the corporation ran an architectural competition which attracted designs from practices such as Foster Associates, Arup and I.M. Pei.[3] Lloyd's commissioned Richard Rogers to redevelop the site, and the original 1928 building on the western corner of Lime and Leadenhall Streets was demolished to make way for the present one which was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 18 November 1986. "
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011; it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by English Heritage to be "universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch".[2
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd's_building
Coordinates51°30′47″N 0°04′56.5″W
Alien rocket launcher? (Lloyds of London Building)
For those who saw my last photo, this is not far from the Leadenhall aliens!
Seriously though this is the iconic Lloyds of London building. According to Wikipedia, "The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building)[1] is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
In 1978, the corporation ran an architectural competition which attracted designs from practices such as Foster Associates, Arup and I.M. Pei.[3] Lloyd's commissioned Richard Rogers to redevelop the site, and the original 1928 building on the western corner of Lime and Leadenhall Streets was demolished to make way for the present one which was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 18 November 1986. "
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011; it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by English Heritage to be "universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch".[2
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd's_building
Coordinates51°30′47″N 0°04′56.5″W