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Commercial Union Tower (Aviva Tower), I Undershaft, City of London, seen from Leadenhall Street
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NOTES: This tower was originally built as a pair with the P & O Building at 122 Leadenhall Street which was demolished in 2008.
Fagus factory, Alfeld an der Leine, Lower Saxony
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NOTES: This shoe last factory, commissioned by Karl Benscheidt (1858-1947), is considered to be an important example of early modern architecture, especially as an early example of the use of curtain walling.
Floral Hall, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London: the huge cast-iron arched window of the Bow Street facade
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NOTES: The Floral Hall was originally designed by E. M. Barry in 1857 and built in 1859. It was refurbished and altered for use by the Royal Opera House by Dixon and Jones in 1996-2000.