London’s BT Tower to get rooftop swimming pool

Visitors to London’s iconic Telecom Tower might soon be able to go for a rooftop swim, according to plans revealed by the developer turning the building into a hotel. The iconic 177 meter (581 ft) high structure in Fitzrovia in London’s West End was sold off by BT Group in 2024 to US-based hotel owner-operator MCR Hotels for £275 million ($346 million). At the time, the firm said it wanted to preserve the Grade II listed building, while converting it into a hostelry.