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Early construction at The Royal London Hospital

• It took 180,000 man hours to complete the frame
• 10,000 tonnes of concrete were used to complete the frame (equivalent to the weight of the Eiffel Tower)
• 1,877 tonnes of steel were used (the same amount as the London Eye)
• 2,500 concrete deliveries were made (equal to 12 each day)
• 350 concrete pours were made
• 30,000 m² total floor area created
• The building is 41 metres in height

The Royal London

• More than 4.5 million man hours were worked at the height of the construction period
• 175,000 tonnes of concrete were used to complete the frame (equivalent to two and a half times the weight of the QE2)
• 12,000 deliveries of concrete were made (equal to 50 lorries each day)
• An average of 100 lorry deliveries were made each day
• 1,750 tonnes of structural steelwork has been installed
• 11,000 tonnes of metal reinforcement was used in the structure (a total of 7,000 km, equivalent of London to Miami)
• 142,000 m² total floor area created (equivalent to 23 football pitches with an external perimeter of 16 km)
• The highest point is the Helideck at 85 metres (almost the same height as Big Ben)