- First 16 floors: Utility platforms for radio, ventilation, power units and refrigeration.
- Above 16th floor: A 35 m open section for microwave antennae, aerials and satellite dishes.
- 6 further floors for function and other utility rooms.
- 34th floor: A restaurant built on a 3 m wide revolving segment at the outer perimeter, capable of turning at 0.17 km/h, or a full 360-degree revolution every 22 minutes.
- The top is a 40 ft high London Weather Centre radar mast.
- Address: 60 Cleveland Street, London W1
- Construction started: 1961
- Completed: 1964
- Height: 177 m
- Floors: 37
- Architect: Eric Bedford
- Main contractor: Peter Lind & Co.
- NatWest Tower.
- Construction cost: £2.5 million
- Owner: BT Group
- 7 Engineering Wonders of the world.
- Building of the week series.
- City Hall, London.
- CN Tower.
- Emley Moor transmitting station.
- Leadenhall building.
- Lloyd’s of London.
- Millennium Dome.
- One Canada Square.
- Skyscraper.
- Space Needle.
- Tallest buildings in the world.
- The Gherkin.
- The history of fabric structures.
- The Shard.
- Thames barrier.
- Trellick Tower.
- Welbeck Street car park.
- Wembley Stadium.
- Urban75.org - [http://www.urban75.org/london/telecom.html BT Tower]
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Technological risk
Spatial development glossary, European Conference of Ministers responsible for Spatial/Regional Planning (CEMAT), Territory and landscape, No 2, published by Council of Europe Publishing in 2007, states: ‘A technological risk is necessarily related to human activities in the fields of manufacturing and energy production, transport, buildings, public works, etc. Risks due to industrial, nuclear, mining and subterranean activities or risks due to the transport of hazardous substances (by land, river or sea) or the threat of a dam rupture are all considered major technological risks.’
See also: Technology risks.
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