
London may get a new subterrean Roman tourist attraction as a result of a row over plans to build a new tower on a historic site in the heart of the Square Mile.
The application to build a 32-storey tower on Gracechurch Street is on the site of London’s original Roman forum — an open-air square that was the heart of the city until it was torn down by Rome in AD300 as a punishment for Londoners backing a rival leader.