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Adelaide House is a Grade II listed office building in London`s primary financial district, the City of London. Royalty Free Stock Photo

North bank of the river Thames, London, England Royalty Free Stock Photo

Adelaide House is a Grade II listed office building in London`s primary financial district, the City of London.

The building was named in honour of King William IV`s wife Adelaide, who, in 1831, had performed the opening ceremony of London Bridge. Adelaide House was the first building in the City to employ the steel frame technique that was later widely adopted for skyscrapers around the world, and also the first office block the United Kingdom to have central ventilation and telephone and electric connections on every floor. It was designed in a discreet Art Deco style by Sir John Burnet and Thomas S. Tait, with some Egyptian influences, popular at the time after the recent discovery of Tutankhamen`s tomb. There used to be a fruit and flower garden and an 18-hole mini golf course on the roof. It was at one time owned by Richard Tilden Smith. The building has been Grade II listed since 1972. It is currently occupied by law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. The style of the building is Art Deco