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The London Docklands bombing (also known as the South Quay bombing or erroneously referred to as the Canary Wharf bombing) occurred on 9 February 1996, when the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated a powerful truck bomb in South Quay (which is outside Canary Wharf ). The blast killed two people and devastated a wide area, causing ...
Canary Wharf. / 51.5050; -0.0225. Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Canary Wharf is defined by the Greater London Authority as being part of London's central business district, alongside Central London. [ 1]
One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. It is the third tallest building in the United Kingdom at 770 feet (235 m) above ground level, [17] and contains 50 storeys. It achieved the title of the tallest building in the UK upon completion in 1991 and held the title for 21 years until the completion of The Shard (310m) in 2012.
40 Bank Street is a skyscraper in Heron Quays which overlooks the London Docklands. [2] [3] It is 153 metres (502 ft) tall, having 30 stories and a total floor area of 634,000-square-feet. [4] [5] The building was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates, [6] and was built by Canary Wharf Contractors in 2003. [4] [7] The executive architect was ...
164,410 m 2 (1,769,700 sq ft) [ 1] Design and construction. Architect (s) Foster and Partners. 8 Canada Square[ 2] is a 45 floor skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. The building is the global headquarters of HSBC Holdings. [ 3]
May 12, 2024 at 9:30 PM. Canary Wharf is a divisive corner of London. Stepping out of the tube station into its vast shopping center you could be anywhere—Singapore, New York or even Toronto ...
The O2 and Canary Wharf from the Royal Victoria Dock. London Docklands is the riverfront and former docks in London. It is located in inner east and southeast London, in the boroughs of Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Newham and Greenwich. The docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port.
5 Canada Square was completed in 2003. The steel-framed building has an aluminum curtain wall and it features a large atrium on its south side with 46,450 m 2 (500,000 sq ft) of floorspace. [ 4] The principal tenant at 5 Canada Square is the European arm and HQ of Bank of America Securities. The building is used for the bank’s global cash ...