22 Bishopsgate

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22 Bishopsgate is a commercial skyscraper in London, England. Completed in 2020, it is located in Bishopsgate, in the City of London financial district, and stands 278 m (912 ft) tall with 62 storeys. It replaced an earlier plan for a 288 m (945 ft) tower named The Pinnacle, on which construction was started in 2008 but suspended in 2012 following the Great Recession, with only the concrete core of the first seven storeys completed. The structure was later re-designed to reduce construction costs, and was re-named after its postal address, 22 Bishopsgate. It is the second tallest building in the United Kingdom and the seventeenth tallest building in Europe.

Under the original plans, The Pinnacle was to become the second-tallest building in both the United Kingdom and the European Union after The Shard, also in London. The Economic Development Corporation of Saudi Arabia and its development manager, Arab Investments, which largely funded the construction, invested £500 million in it in return for a majority stake in the structure. However, the build was put on hold due to a lack of additional funding and letting commitments.