Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, Britain’s London Eye, and Kolkata’s Howrah Bridge share a common Tata link.
New Delhi: There are many engineering and infrastructure marvels in the world that have made a name for themselves. Millions of tourists throng these places annually to get a first-hand look at these landmarks.
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, London Eye in Britain, and Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, are counted among some of the greatest structures made by humans.
Here we tell you that these three landmark structures have one thing in common and that is all the three structures have a Tata connection.
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, Britain’s London Eye, and Kolkata’s Howrah Bridge share a common Tata link.
But how?
These three marvellous, spectacular structures have been built using Tata company’s steel.
In fact, not only in these three, Tata Steel is found in every model of Boeing and Airbus civil aircraft that are in production today, according to the company’s website.
Another spectacular building, 100 Bishopsgate in central London, is also made by using Tata Steel.
100 Bishopsgate’s Building 1 on the site is a 40-storey tower comprising five floors of 44,000 sq ft (4,100 m2) each and 32 office floors of between 19,000–25,000 sq ft (1,800–2,300 m2).
Building 2 is a seven-storey structure that was developed behind a retained façade, and houses restaurant and office floors of 8,000 sq ft (740 m2) each.
The developer was The 100 Bishopsgate Partnership, a joint-venture between Brookfield Office Properties (87.5%) and Great Portland Estates (12.5%).