These series of visual corridors that crisscross the English capital have been safeguarded since the 1930s.
Even Queen Victoria objected to the obstruction of her view of the Houses of Parliament from Buckingham Palace.
The Senate House, for instance, reached an unprecedented 210 feet when it was completed in 1937.
A slash through the trees allow St Pauls Cathedral to be seen from Richmond Park.
Allen outlined eight viewing corridors centering on the 17th century church that was to be protected.
St Pauls Cathedral and The Shard.
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In 1956, London’s building height restriction was removed.
Instead, every system to build a high-rise was reviewed on its own merits.
The Shard, on the other hand, is vulgar and unwanted.
Map of Londons Protected Views.
