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Every time we have a short break in London, I'm amazed how much construction work is continually going on apart from the Crossrail project. I wonder what the "cheesegrater" and "walkie talkie" buildings will think of their new neighbours....
20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street, in the historic City of London financial district. It has been nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie" because of its distinctive shape, said to resemble a walkie-talkie handset.Construction was completed in spring 2014, and the three-floor "sky garden" was opened in January 2015.[5] The 38-storey building is 160 m (525 ft) tall. Since July 2017, the building has been owned by Lee Kum Kee Groups.
The Walkie Talkie building in London (AKA 20 Fenchurch Street) taken at sunset from the roof garden of a building near St Pauls Cathedral.
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A view of the City of London from 20 Fenchurch Street (also known as the Walkie Talkie Building because of its shape) in London, England.
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Rising high above the City of London, 20 Fenchurch Street stands tall and proud, its unique shape earning it the affectionate nickname 'Walkie Talkie.' Designed by visionary architect Rafael Viñoly, this towering masterpiece boasts 36 floors and stands at an impressive height of 155 meters. It's home to one of London's most stunning attractions: the Sky Garden - City of London, London, England, UK
Christmas in the City of London, with Christmas trees at the top of the Walkie Talkie and the Natwest Tower. A bit of a gloomy night last night, but still a decent view from 800ft up the Shard.
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The much maligned (and deservedly so in my opinion) 20 Fenchurch St tower reflecting the last of the sunset on mid-Summers day.
It's nickname is the Walkie-Talkie but I think a better name would be the 'Sore Thumb' as that's what it looks like against the skyline of the other City skyscrapers.
Taken during the recent 'London 24in24' event. Click here to see more from this event and previous Photo24 events : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157667520181380
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From Wikipedia, "The building won the Carbuncle Cup in 2015, awarded by Building Design magazine to the worst new building in the UK during the previous year. The chairman of the jury that decided the prize, Thomas Lane, said "it is a challenge finding anyone who has something positive to say about this building", whilst a town planner at the nearby Royal Town Planning Institute described the building as "a daily reminder never to let such a planning disaster ever happen again."
During the building's construction, it was discovered that for a period of up to two hours each day if the sun shines directly onto the building, it acts as a concave mirror and focuses light onto the streets to the south. Spot temperature readings at street-level including up to 91 °C (196 °F) and 117 °C (243 °F) were observed during summer 2013, when the reflection of a beam of light up to six times brighter than direct sunlight shining onto the streets beneath damaged parked vehicles, including one on Eastcheap whose owner was paid £946 by the developers for repairs to melted bodywork. Temperatures in direct line with the reflection became so intense that City A.M. reporter Jim Waterson managed to fry an egg in a pan set out on the ground. The reflection also burned or scorched the doormat of a shop in the affected area. The media responded by dubbing the building the "Walkie-Scorchie" and "Fryscraper".
In September 2013, the developers stated that the City of London Corporation had approved plans to erect temporary screening on the streets to prevent similar incidents, and that they were also "evaluating longer-term solutions to ensure the issue cannot recur in future". In 2014, a permanent awning was installed on the south side of the higher floors of the tower."
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The Walkie Talkie building (20 Fenchurch St) in London again. This time with my mobile phone in its HDR mode (Samsung Galaxy S4).
Down in London and an iPhone picture of the walkie-talkie with the guns of the HMS Belfast in the foreground.
View of the curves on the viewing deck. We had a beautiful bright autumn day and spent sometime having a drink at the bar and viewing the sights
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Converging rails at the roof terrace of the impressive Walkie-Talkie building aka 20 Fenchurch Street.
The final location for our Flickr London Meet-up on the 7th April 2018.
From this point of view, it's not hard to understand why this building is called "Walkie Talkie".
Seen here from The View from The Shard. Very first time for me on the highest rooftop in London.
The sun catching London buildings in the afternoon sun. (Right to left) The Walkie-talkie, The Scalpel, The Cheesegrater and (under construction) The Trellis.
In contrast this was looking west and using an iPhone 7+ with the lens against the glass, and using an app called ProCamera 8 which has an HDR feature built in that includes an in iPhone conversion to black and white. Done a pretty good job considering the size of the lens with nice detail, then processed in LightRoom.
Multiple exposure in Catani Gardens again, this time with dog walkers moving around the rotunda. Same walkers, multiple times, in case you're wondering.
I love the old rotundas / bandstands / gazebos...whichever name they go by, they're all different and equally as beautiful, and of course, historic. In a young country like ours, we need to hang on to our graceful older structures. Nothing wrong with the new, as long as we get to keep the old too.
Opened in 1908 as West's Theater. They offered stage plays, vaudeville acts, operas and silent movies. When "talkies" came along the name was changed to West-Fox Theater in 1929. The name was changed again in 1942 to Fox Theater. In 2019 it changed to Fox-West Theater. The theater has never closed permanently....only for renovations. So it's been in business for 112 years and counting as of 2020. I believe it is Colorado's oldest continuously operating movie theater.
20 Fenchurch Street, otherwise known as 'The Walkie Talkie', 'Walkie Scorchy' or just 'The Death Ray' in the city of London. One of the more controversial buildings to be built in London in recent years. Upon completion it was found that the front oft this unique building reflected sunlight down onto the street below. On very hot days the temperature from the directed solar rays to the ground below were hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement and damage parked cars. This problem has since been solved by adding awnings on the upper floors. St Margeret Pattens Church sits alongside it for contrast.
Architecture in London: Walkie-Talkie.
The skies were moody. The hail came down. Then the sun came out. Welcome to British weather.
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The address of this London skyscraper is 20 Fenchurch Street. The nickname I can only guess is because in London the use something other than the Motorola walkie-talkies I've seen.
But there is a Sky Garden which I missed because of confusing advance booking requirements. I'll try again in May.
From the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, also known as the Walkie Talkie Building because of its shape, you can get an amazing view of London and the Thames River.
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Architecture in London: Walkie-Talkie.
The skies were moody. The hail came down. Then the sun came out. Welcome to British weather.
Thanks for all views, comments and favs. They are always much appreciated.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. ©2017 Michael Kiedyszko. All rights reserved
Taken on a recent little jaunt around the city of London. I loved the way the light caught the curves and the angles. I have tried to emphasis this during the processing.
D610 | 35mm | F9 | 1/100 secs
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Taken on our visit to the Sky Garden in the Walkie Talkie building, London. Fabulous views, highly recommended and it's free! (iPhone 6 photo)