One Chinese residential developer has started work on Western Europe's tallest residential building, Spire London, which will become part of the capital's skyline by 2020.

Standing 235 meters and costing 800 million pounds ($1.07 billion), Spire London will be the third-tallest building in the nation, behind office towers The Shard (310 meters) and One Canada Square (236 meters). The tallest residential building in the UK is London's Vauxhall Tower (181 meters).