Radio City Tower

- Skyline views from St John's Beacon


St John's Beacon is the high circular observation of Radio City Tower, Liverpool's second tallest tower (tallest if you count the antenna). The radio tower is 125m tall to the roof, 148m to the top of the antenna, and was built in 1965. It is situated in the heart of the city centre, right next to Clayton Square, Williamson Square and Lime Street Station. The observation deck is open to public, so it is the best spot to watch Liverpool from above and take photos. 1969-99 there was a revolving restaurant in St John's Beacon. The tower stands next to Clayton Square, where you find a mall and some nice pubs.

Besides Radio City Tower, Liverpool's skyline consist of the historical Liverpool Cathedral (101m), the futuristic Metropolitan Cathedral (82m) and in Albert Dock you find the "Three Graces", 3 significant beautiful landmark buildings in Albert Dock; Royal Liver Building from 1911 is the tallest (99m) and most famous one. Port of Liverpool Building and Cunard Building are the other ones. In Albert Dock you also find the 60m high ferris wheel Liverpool Wheel.

The skyline of Liverpool has been booming recently. In the North end of the city centre, you find a new Central Business District (CBD) where a construction of highrises and small skyscrapers have appeared recently, many with interesting shapes. They have all been built in the 2000s, and transformed the skyline of Liverpool. The tallest buildings are the Beetham Tower West from 2007 (40 floors, Liverpool's tallest building) and Beetham Tower from 2004 (27 floors). Alexandra Tower, Unity Residential and 1 Princes Dock are other significant residential highrises from the mid 2000s in the area, and New Hall Place is an older terracotta coloured building from 1974. A wide boulevard, partly called the Strand, separates the business district from Albert Dock. The historic Our Lady and St Nicholas Church stands along the Strand. SkyHaus, two twin 29-storey residential towers, are u/c and will be among the 3 tallest buildings in the city.

In the outskrirts you find lots of ugly 60s modernist so called "commie blocks" with around 15 floors each.

St Johns Beacon, Radio City Tower 01 St Johns Beacon, Radio City Tower 02 St Johns Beacon, Radio City Tower 03 St Johns Beacon, Radio City Tower 04 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 05 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 06 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 07 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 08 Albert Dock Royal Liver Building Port of Liverpool Bldg Beetham Tower West Williamson Square Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 14 - harbour Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 15 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 16 - Williamson Square Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 17 Liverpool Wheel, Echo Arena Liverpool Anglican Cathedral River Mersey, Birkenhead River Mersey, Birkenhead Metropolitan Cathedral Clayton Square Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 24 St Georges Hall Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 26 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 27 - Lime St Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 28 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 29 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 30 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 31 Marriott, Central Library, Museums, St John's Gardens Albert Dock Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 34 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 35 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 36 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 37 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 38 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 39 - Williamson Square Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 40 Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 41 - Anglican Cathedral Liverpool skyline from Radio City Tower 42