One Canada Square
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| One Canada Square | |
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| The tallest building in the United Kingdom | |
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| Location |  London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′19.8″N 0°01′10.92″W / 51.5055°N 0.0197°WCoordinates: 51°30′19.8″N 0°01′10.92″W / 51.5055°N 0.0197°W |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1988-1991[1] |
| Use | Offices[2] |
| Height | |
| Antenna/Spire | 235.0 metres (771.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 |
| Companies | |
| Architect | César Pelli & Associates, Adamson Associates, Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners[3] |
| Developer | Olympia & York[4] |
| Owner | Canary Wharf Group plc (current majority shareholder is Songbird Estates plc)[5] |
One Canada Square (also known as the Canary Wharf Tower) is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. It is the tallest building in the United Kingdom at 235 metres (770 ft) above ground level.[6] At 50 storeys, it is a London landmark with a distinctive pyramid pinnacle at 244 metres (800 ft) above sea level.[7]
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[edit] History and design
Original developers Olympia & York and architects Cesar Pelli & Associates, Adamson Associates, and Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners[3] finalised the design in 1988 and then construction began.[3] In May 1992 Olympia & York went into bankruptcy administration and ownership of the tower has changed several times since.
The Canary Wharf towers have caused television reception interference for local people living in the area, as in the case Patricia Hunter and others v. Canary Wharf Ltd.[1997],[8] where the House of Lords concluded there is no legal right to receive good television reception.[9]
[edit] Public access
The floors above the lobby are not opened to the public as they contain offices. But the ground floor, foyer area and basement levels are open to the general public, having a direct link to Canada Square shopping mall.[10]
[edit] Height
Canary Wharf Group state that the building is 800 feet (244 metres) high,[7] which is in close agreement with aviation charts issued by the Civil Aviation Authority which show it as 771 feet (235 m) above ground level, or 806 feet (246 m) above sea level.
One Canada Square achieved the title of tallest skyscraper in the UK in August 1991, a record which it has held since. However, the under construction Heron Tower in the City of London will claim the title from One Canada Square by the end of 2009.
There are four skyscrapers under construction that will overtake One Canada Square in terms of height. They are the taller of the two Riverside South towers (236m), Heron Tower (246m), Bishopsgate Tower (288m), and The Shard (310m), which will become the tallest building in the UK when it is completed in 2012.
[edit] Gallery
 Street view |
 Side view |
 One Canada Square, London |
 A view from the top floor |
[edit] References
- ^ Canary Wharf Contractors Limited, http://www.cwcontractors.com/projectsOneCanada.asp Some of our projects > One Canada Square > One Canada Square, Canary Wharf Contractors website, Canary Wharf Contractors Limited. Accessed 25 May 2008 15:30 BST.
- ^ Canary Wharf Group plc, http://www.canarywharf.com/estate/estate/ds7/info.htm The Estate > Buildings > One Canada Square > More information > One Canada Square Facts, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Accessed 25 May 2008 14:45 BST.
- ^ a b c Hermione Hobhouse http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=46550 "Modern Docklands: Gazetteer of modern non-housing developments", "Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs", 1994. Accessed April 28, 2008
- ^ John Grigsby http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/property/index.html "LDDC Monograph" "Attracting Investment - Creating Value Establishing a Property Market in London Docklands", LDDC History Pages, IJP Community Regeneration, 12th June 2007. Accessed 24 May 2008.
- ^ Songbird Estates plc http://www.songbirdestates.com/Corporate-Profile/index.asp Company Overview / AIM Rule 26 > 'Company Overview and Alternative Investment Market ("AIM") Rule 26', Songbird Estates website, Songbird Estates plc, 25 May 2008. Accessed 25 May 2008 20:08 BST.
- ^ Aviation charts issued by the Civil Aviation Authority
- ^ a b Canary Wharf Group plc, http://www.canarywharf.com/factfile/1can_pagr2.asp Fact File > One Canada Square > One Canada Square, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Accessed 25 May 2008 14:55 BST.
- ^ United Kingdom Parliament http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199697/ldjudgmt/jd970424/hunter01.htm Business > Lords Publications > Judgment Index > Judgment, "Judgments - Hunter and Others v. Canary Wharf Ltd. - Hunter and Others v. London Docklands Corporation", United Kingdom Parliament website, United Kingdom Parliament, 24 April 1997. Accessed 25 May 2008 20:51 BST.
- ^ Ofcom http://www1.bsc.org.uk/advice-old/ifv/tetra/ "Interference & TETRA Advice for householders", Ofcom (Office of Communications) (the communications regulator), no publication date. Accessed 31 May 2008 11:11 BST.
- ^ Canary Wharf Group plc, http://www.canarywharf.com/estate/districts/html/cas/index.htm The Estate > Districts > Canada Square > Canada Square District, official Canary Wharf website, Canary Wharf Group plc. Accessed 25 May 2008 15:17 BST.
[edit] See also
- Canary Wharf
- Riverside South (Canary Wharf) - the next skyscrapers to be built in Canary Wharf
- Canada Square
- List of tallest buildings and structures in London
- List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: One Canada Square |
- Official Canary Wharf website
- My Canary Wharf (includes retailers in One Canada Square)
- Skyscrapernews.com page
- Emporis Skyscrapers Factfile
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