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Willis Building (London)

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The Willis Building is a commercial skyscraper at 51 Lime Street in the City of London, designed by Norman Foster for the developer British Land and completed in 2008 after construction began in 2004. Rising 125 meters over 26 floors in a tiered, stepped profile, it stands opposite the Lloyd Building and was, at completion, the fourth-tallest building in the City of London, part of a wave of new towers built in the district. Most of its office space was pre-let to the insurance broker Willis Group, now Willis Towers Watson, whose name the tower carries; it is a separate building from Chicago Willis Tower, which took its own name from the same company sponsorship of that building.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Skyscraper 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
City of London, United Kingdom 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
2008 1
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Skyscraper 1
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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1. Willis Building (London) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    The Willis Building is a commercial skyscraper at 51 Lime Street in the City of London, designed by Norman Foster for the developer British Land and completed in 2008 after construction began in 2004. Rising 125 meters over 26 floors in a tiered, stepped profile, it stands opposite the Lloyd Building and was, at completion, the fourth-tallest building in the City of London, part of a wave of new towers built in the district. Most of its office space was pre-let to the insurance broker Willis Group, now Willis Towers Watson, whose name the tower carries; it is a separate building from Chicago Willis Tower, which took its own name from the same company sponsorship of that building.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Skyscraper)
    The Willis Building is a commercial skyscraper at 51 Lime Street in the City of London. Designed by Norman Foster and developed by British Land, it stands opposite the Lloyd's building and rises to 125 metres (410 ft), with a tiered, stepped profile. The building was completed in 2008. Most of the office accommodation was pre-let to the insurance broker Willis Group (now Willis Towers Watson). The
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (2008)
    The Willis Building is a commercial skyscraper at 51 Lime Street in the City of London. Designed by Norman Foster and developed by British Land, it stands opposite the Lloyd's building and rises to 125 metres (410 ft), with a tiered, stepped profile. The building was completed in 2008. Most of the office accommodation was pre-let to the insurance broker Willis Group (now Willis Towers Watson). The
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2. Willis Building (London) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: City of London, United Kingdom
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: City of London, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q3109593, property P131/P17 (location): City of London, United Kingdom
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