Gagarin tower prepares for lift off in Southwark

Southwark Street rocket tower with Chocolate Factory

Russian architect Studio 44 has drawn up designs for a rocket-shaped skyscraper in Southwark, London as a homage to astronaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space.

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