What is Heron Tower?
[[File:Heron Tower, Bishopsgate, London.JPG|thumb|240px|The tower from Bishopsgate]] The '''Salesforce tower''' is a [[skyscraper]] in the [[City of London]], [[England]]. Its official name is '''110 Bishopsgate''' and was formerly The '''Heron Tower''', which it is still often called. When completed in 2011 it became the third tallest building in the [[United Kingdom]] and the tallest in the City of London after [[Tower 42]]. The Heron Tower is on [[Bishopsgate]]. Construction lasted from 2007 to 2011. It is owned by [[Heron International]]. In 2014 there was naming dispute between [[Salesforce.com]] and Heron International. The City of London ruled in favour of it being named 110 Bishopsgate. ==Construction== In March 2007, it was confirmed that Heron had signed a funding deal with the State General Reserve Fund of [[Oman]] to provide the equity for the development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=297&storycode=3082555 |title=Heron completes financing of £500m Heron Tower |publisher=Property Week |date=6 March 2007 |access-date=20 August 2012}}</ref> The works were carried out by [[Skanska]] and completed in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2010/08/11/skanska-installs-europes-largest-private-aquarium/|title=Skanska installs giant aquarium in Heron Tower|publisher=Construction Enquirer|date=11 August 2010|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in the City of London]] [[Category:Skyscrapers in the United Kingdom]]