Скачать или смотреть Medieval church lifted 45ft above ground to make way for new office building in London

A medieval London church tower has been suspended 45ft above the ground in what has been described as a “never-seen-before feat of engineering”.

The tower of All Hallows Staining was balanced on stilts above a 60,000 sq ft excavation site at 50 Fenchurch Street as part of a major City of London building project.

A “bottoming out” ceremony on Tuesday came after the removal of more than 125,000 tonnes of earth beneath the tower to make way for a 650,000 sq ft office tower.

Construction of the 50 Fenchurch Street development’s basement levels will reunite the church tower with ground level to form part of a new green public space. The development is due to be completed in 2028.

The new 36-storey tower will contain ground-floor shops, 62,000 square metres of office space, and a public roof garden, as well as a 360-degree “public realm experience”.

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