Pictures show 12 iconic buildings which transformed Sheffield's skyline, from Sheffield Castle to City Lofts
With plans in the pipeline for a new 40-storey skyscraper in Sheffield city centre, the city's skyline could soon be transformed.
But it is not the first time that the city's profile has been changed by a major building or structure which arrives to dominate the horizon.
It has been going on for centuries, although those iconic landmarks have got bigger and bigger over the years.
Going back over the centuries, many of those towering buildings came in the form of churches.
But in more recent years, that has changed, with a host of other types of building getting bigger and bigger.
We have put together a gallery that shows 12 of the most high profile structures that Sheffielders have got used to seeing, after they transformed that skyline.
Some you will recognise, as they are still there. Others have long been demolished.
But they all show how architects and engineers have changed the face of our city over the centuries.
It has been going on for centuries, although those iconic landmarks have got bigger and bigger over the years.
5. Sheffield Town Hall
With its 64-metre-high clock-tower, Sheffield Town Hall towered above most of the city when it opened in 1897. Picture: .Marisa Cashill, National World Photo: Marisa Cashill
The 78m high Sheffield University Arts Tower, pictured, was the tallest building in the city when it was built in the 1960s. Picture: David Kessen, National World Photo: David Kessen
Sheffield's tallest building, St Paul's Tower or St Paul's City Lofts, has 32 storeys and rises to 101 metres. It has been Sheffield's tallest building since it was topped out in August 2010, Photo: Google
Hyde Park flats, one of Sheffield's experiments in high rise design, came to a dramatic end as demolition experts exploded the final derelict block of the Hyde Park flats complex in 1993 Photo: Yorkshire Post
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