A skyscraper is a very tall building.People can see skyscrapers in big cities. The buildings often have offices and apartments. In London, large companies built many new skyscrapers in the last few years. The latest one is the Leadenhall Building. Locals prefer to call it the Cheesegrater Tower. They use this nickname because the building looks like a kitchen tool for grating cheese.
The Leadenhall Building is 224 meterstall. It has 47 floors and is already morethan half full. It has a very uniqueappearance. It is big on the bottom andgets smaller toward the top. Architectsused this design to protect the views ofSt. Paul's Cathedral nearby. Somepeople in London worry that the newskyscrapers will take away from thecharacter of the city. They want topreserve the original style of London.
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