Plantation Place takes its name from a previous Plantation House, once the recognised centre of the tea trade.
It is the headquarters of a number of firms, banks and insurance companies.
The building occupies almost an entire block of approximately 10,200 square metres, bordered by Fenchurch Street to the north, Mincing Lane to the east, and Rood Lane to the west.
The site is the location of the remains of the old Roman settlement of Londinium, burned down by Boudica in AD 60. A hoard of gold coins from the 2nd century was found here.
The previous building on the site was Plantation House (built in 1935) and served the commodities markets, especially for tea and rubber. It was the home of the London Metal Exchange until 1994.
The complex contains almost 3000 square metres of roof gardens, opened to by viewed by the public in September 2004.
