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Chrisp Street Market Clock Tower

United Kingdom

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

Chrisp Street Market Clock Tower is a Grade II listed landmark located in Market Square, Chrisp Street, Poplar. It was designed by the architect Frederick Gibberd as part of the Lansbury Estate for the Festival of Britain, 1951. The clock tower is an example of early post-war architecture, and an aesthetic that became known as the "Festival Style".

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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