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BT Tower

The BT Tower is a cylindrical communications tower in Fitzrovia, London, completed in 1964 and opened to the public in 1966. It combines a tall glazed concrete shaft with stacked circular platforms carrying microwave aerials, public viewing galleries and a revolving restaurant on the upper floors.

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Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

First raised

1964

Its prime

1966

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1966

The shape it held in its prime.

A narrow, cylindrical reinforced‑concrete tower sheathed in green‑tinted vertical glazing rises well above surrounding Georgian buildings. Around the upper third are several stacked circular service decks fitted with many round microwave dishes and parabolic antennas; above them sit the glazed bands of public floors and a rotating restaurant, and higher still a lattice mast and aerial rigging. A white band near the top carries company lettering and, just below it, a continuous LED screen encircles the shaft.

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9 places to explore in 1966.

The record describes 9 distinct spots at BT Tower — including 4 interiors: lift lobby and central core, technical equipment floor (lower shaft), revolving restaurant and panoramic glazing (34th floor) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Street-level approach looking upConcrete base and service blockLift lobby and central coreTechnical equipment floor (lower shaft)Service walkway among the aerial ringsRevolving restaurant and panoramic glazing (34th floor)Public viewing gallery360° LED screen band (around 167 m)Top lattice mast and rigging

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