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{{Short description|Global headquarters building of Shell plc}} {{for|the skyscraper in Calgary|Shell Centre (Calgary)}} {{confusion|Shell Mex House}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox building | name = Shell Centre | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = | logo_size = | image = Shell Centre, London, UK, June 2004.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = Shell Centre as seen from the London Eye, before redevelopment of Jubilee Gardens (bottom) and demolition of surrounding buildings | image_caption = Shell Centre as seen from<br> the London Eye in 2004 | map_type = | map_alt = | map_dot_mark = | map_dot_label = | relief = | map_caption = | map_size = | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|latitude|longitude|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} --> | former_names = | alternate_names = | etymology = | status = | cancelled = | topped_out = | building_type = | architectural_style = | classification = | location = | address = | location_city = [[London]] | location_country = [[United Kingdom]] | grid_name = | grid_position = | altitude = | current_tenants = | namesake = | years_built = | groundbreaking_date = | start_date = 1957 | stop_date = | topped_out_date = | completion_date = 1962 | opened_date = {{start date and age|1962}} | inauguration_date = | relocated_date = | renovation_date = | closing_date = | demolition_date = <!-- or |destruction_date= --> | cost = | ren_cost = | client = | owner = [[Shell plc]] | landlord = <!-- or |management= or |operator= or |governing_body= --> | affiliation = | height = | architectural = | tip = | antenna_spire = | roof = | top_floor = | observatory = | diameter = | circumference = | weight = | other_dimensions = | structural_system = | material = | size = | floor_count = | floor_area = | elevator_count = | grounds_area = | architect = | architecture_firm = [[Sir Robert McAlpine]] | developer = | engineer = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = | other_designers = | quantity_surveyor = | main_contractor = | awards = | designations = | known_for = | ren_architect = | ren_firm = | ren_engineer = | ren_str_engineer = | ren_serv_engineer = | ren_civ_engineer = | ren_oth_designers = | ren_qty_surveyor = | ren_contractor = | ren_awards = | parking = | public_transit = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | embed = | embedded = | references = | footnotes = }} The '''Shell Centre''' in London is the global headquarters of [[oil major]] [[Shell plc]]. It is located on Belvedere Road in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]]. It is a prominent feature on the [[South Bank]] of the [[River Thames]] near [[County Hall, London|County Hall]], and now forms the backdrop to the [[London Eye]]. The original Shell Centre comprised the tower building and three now-demolished adjoining nine-storey wings (collectively formerly known as the "Upstream Building"). The original development also included the "Downstream Building", which had the same nine-storey slab block form but was separated from the Upstream Building by the railway viaduct between [[Charing Cross railway station|Charing Cross]] and [[Waterloo East railway station|Waterloo East]]. Since 2004/05, a New Year 60-second countdown has been projected onto the Shell Centre at 11:59pm every New Year's Eve <ref>{{Cite web |author-link=BBC |date=1 January 2007 |title=London Fireworks on New Year's Day 2007 - New Year Live - BBC One |url=https://youtube.com/G8sPADP2UU0 |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author-link=BBC |date=1 January 2010 |title=London Fireworks on New Year's Day 2010 - New Year Live - BBC One |url=https://youtube.com/zdU-YUSzkUI |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> as part of the [[Mayor of London]]'s fireworks celebrations centred on the stretch of the Thames in front of the London Eye. The Downstream Building was disposed of by Shell in the 1990s. It has been heightened by one storey and is now a block of residential apartments known as the Whitehouse Apartments.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Whitehouse Apartments |url=https://www.thewhitehouseapartments.co.uk/ |website=www.thewhitehouseapartments.co.uk}}</ref>
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