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This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Leeds ranks skyscrapers, structures and towers in the city of Leeds, England by height. Leeds is a major UK city and regional capital. Currently, the tallest building in Leeds, and also the newest on the list, is Altus House at 114 metres (374 ft) [ 1 ] which has held the record since topping ...
Altus House is a 37-storey, residential skyscraper in Arena Quarter, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.The building consists of over 752 student units. [2] Sources differ as to whether it is 114 or 116 metres (374 or 381 feet) [2] [3] tall; by either measurement Altus House is the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire as of 2023, taking the title from Bridgewater Place in 2021.
Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, [2] [3] is an office and residential skyscraper in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was the tallest building in Yorkshire at the time of being topped out in September 2005, but is now the second-tallest after another Leeds building, Altus House. Bridgewater Place is visible from up to 25 miles (40 ...
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The building is the second phase of a development in Leeds city centre, and contains 533 student apartments. It was the world's tallest student accommodation building at 103 metres (338 ft) when completed, [ 2 ] although it has since been passed by others including Altus House, Leeds . [ 3 ]
A former student of the University of Leeds, Frank Parkinson, who was a successful British electrical engineer and businessman, most notable for early electric lighting installations, viewed the plans for the new building, and in 1936 was so impressed with the plan he offered to pay £200,000 towards the costs of the entrance hall and clock tower.
The Shard is the tallest building in the UK.. As of January 2025, there are 177 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, [1] 132 of them in London, 25 in Greater Manchester, eight in Birmingham, four in Leeds, two each in Liverpool and Woking, and one each in Brighton and Hove ...