Empress State Building

The Empress State Building is a high rise building on the West Brompton/Earl's Court border in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . Its full address is Empress State Building, Empress Approach, Lillie Road, West Brompton, London, SW6 1TR.

The building is named after the Empress Hall which formerly stood on the site, and in tribute to the Empire State Building. It was built between 1958 and 1961 on the site of the former Empress Hall and ice rink as a commercial building and was 100 metres tall with 28 floors, designed by Stone, Toms & Partners and was briefly the tallest commercial building in London until Millbank Tower was built in 1962. It was renovated in 2003 to a design by Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Three floors and 17.3 metres were added to its height. 'Orbit' is the name given to the private revolving bar on the top floor which offers panoramic views of London.

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