31 August 2024, juction of Shoreditch High Street (straight on), Commercial Street (left at lights), Great Eastern Street (right at lights), looking south. Principal Place is a 15-storey office block in Shoreditch, London, designed by Foster and Partners and completed in 2016. Since 2018, it has been occupied by the internet retailer Amazon.com as its UK headquarters. Alongside Principal Place, and built as part of the same development but with a 2 Shoreditch High Street address, stands a 50-storey residential block named Principal Tower.‹›
Principal Tower

Norman Foster

Exterior · London, United Kingdom · 2019

Photo: Mike Lidgley from Barnet (North London), UK · 2024-08-31 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 2432×3648

31 August 2024, juction of Shoreditch High Street (straight on), Commercial Street (left at lights), Great Eastern Street (right at lights), looking south. Principal Place is a 15-storey office block in Shoreditch, London, designed by Foster and Partners and completed in 2016. Since 2018, it has been occupied by the internet retailer Amazon.com as its UK headquarters. Alongside Principal Place, and built as part of the same development but with a 2 Shoreditch High Street address, stands a 50-storey residential block named Principal Tower.

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