One Canada Square

One Canada Square
One Canada Square
	; The tallest building in the United Kingdom
General information
Location	London, England
Status	Complete
Constructed	1988-1991
Use	Offices
Height
Antenna or spire	235.0 metres (771.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	50
Companies involved
Architect	César Pelli

One Canada Square (also known as the Canary Wharf Tower) is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London, England. It is the tallest building in the United Kingdom at 235 metres (770 ft) above ground level.^[3] At 50 storeys, it is a London landmark with a distinctive pyramid pinnacle at 244 metres (800 ft) above sea level.^[2]

One Canada Square achieved the title of tallest skyscraper in the UK in August 1991, a record which it has held since. However, there are currently four skyscrapers under construction that will overtake One Canada Square in terms of height: Riverside South, Heron Tower, Bishopsgate Tower and The Shard.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b 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
^ ^a ^b http://www.canarywharf.com/factfile/1can_pagr2.asp Accessed 25 May 2008 14:55 BST.
^ Aviation charts issued by the Civil Aviation Authority

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One Canada Square
The tallest building in the United Kingdom
General information
Location	London, England
Status	Complete
Constructed	1988-1991^[1]
Use	Offices^[2]
Height
Antenna or spire	235.0 metres (771.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	50
Companies involved
Architect	César Pelli^[1]