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23.04.2021 2:40:28
Kept safely under lock and key in the Tower of London alongside the likes of St. Edward’s Crown and the sovereign’s sceptres, the diamond is a one of a kind piece with a truly fascinating history.
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Kept safely under lock and key in the Tower of London alongside the likes of St. Edward’s Crown and the sovereign’s sceptres, the diamond is a one of a kind piece with a truly fascinating history.
Where past owners of the Koh-i-Noor had prized the gem for its monetary value and beauty, Singh saw it in an even greater light. For him, the diamond had spiritual and powerful significance, and it subsequently became even more desirable to the British. more
Nowadays, the diamond is housed with the other jewels in the Tower of London, on the other side of the world to its original home. It has been taken out and displayed for certain special occasions, but hasn’t been seen since 2002 during the funeral of the Queen Mother. Now, some historians and experts both in the UK and internationally are starting to ask whether the diamond really belongs in Britain at all. [links]
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The impressive stone was expertly cut, and produced nine large diamonds, referred to as Cullian I, II, III - all the way to number nine.
The Crown Jewels are kept at the Tower of London, but the Queen also has more fragments in her personal collection. [links]
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“Nevertheless, the structure which holds the diamond is hinged, so the stone can be removed and worn separately if desired.” [links]
The world's biggest diamond, called the Cullinan, is larger than the two runners-up combined; that stone measured 3,106 carats when it was discovered in South Africa in 1905. In 1908, the titanic gem was cut into about 100 pieces, with the largest 530-carat chunk shipped off to London, where it adorns the top of the British Sovereign's Royal Scepter (one of the Crown Jewels of England stashed in the Tower of London, as Live Science previously reported.)
Botswana is Africa's leading diamond producer, The Guardian reported, and is also home to the mine where the world's second-largest diamond — a 1,109-carat stone called the Lesedi La Rona — was unearthed in 2015.
The whopping stone measures 1,098 carats, just a bit less than the second-largest diamond ever found.
The giant gem was uncovered June 1 in the Jwaneng mine in southern Botswana, which is considered the world's most valuable mine, according to Bloomberg. A spokesperson for mining company Debswana — a joint venture between the De Beers corporation and the government of Botswana — said that the whopping gemstone is the largest diamond ever discovered in the company's five-decade history. [links]
Miners in Botswana have unearthed a stunning, 1,098-carat diamond that may be the third-largest diamond in the world, according to news reports.
The new stone will be appraised in the coming weeks, at which point Botswana's state-owned diamond trading company can decide whether to buy it from Debswana or let De Beers sell it, Bloomberg reported. [links]
An artist’s impression of The Diamond at 100 Leadenhall Street. Photograph: The Diamond
The wedge-shaped glass tower, which will have a facade made up of elongated diamond shapes, is being funded by the Hong Kong company Lai Sun Development, founded by textiles magnate Lim Por-yen. The skyscraper has been designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the architects behind One World Trade Center in New York and the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa in Dubai. here
A 56-storey tower called The Diamond is set to join the growing cluster of skyscrapers in the City of London and will be the financial district’s third-tallest building when completed. more
The new tower will have 102,000 sq m of office space to house more than 6,000 workers, with a free public viewing gallery, restaurant, bar and shops.
The planned 263.4m tower at 100 Leadenhall Street will rank behind 1 Undershaft at 290m, nicknamed the Trellis, where work is yet to start, and 22 Bishopsgate, the reworked Pinnacle at 278m, which is under construction. All three will eclipse the nearby Heron Tower, currently the tallest building in the Square Mile at 231m.
The Diamond, previously dubbed “Cheesegrater 2”, will be built next to the 225m Cheesegrater once three smaller buildings have been knocked down. Their tenants’ leases expire in 2023 but the developers will negotiate with them and hope to start construction sooner. It is expected to take four years to build. The firm is working with the developer London & Oriental. [links]