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| One Canada Square | |
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| File:London MMB S6 Canary Wharf.jpg One Canada Square, Canary Wharf; the second-tallest building in the United Kingdom | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 2012[I] | |
| Preceded by | Tower 42 |
| Surpassed by | The Shard |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Location | Canary Wharf London, E14 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′18″N 0°01′10.6″W / 51.50500°N 0.019611°WCoordinates: 51°30′18″N 0°01′10.6″W / 51.50500°N 0.019611°W |
| Construction started | 1988 |
| Completed | 1991 |
| Cost | £624 million |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 |
| Floor area | 1,748,296 sq ft (162,422.0 m2) |
| Elevators | 32 + 3 freight + 2 firemen |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Canary Wharf Group plc (current majority shareholder is Songbird Estates plc) |
| Management | Canary Wharf Group plc |
| Main contractor | Sir Robert McAlpine Ellis Don Lehrer McGovern Bovis Balfour Beatty Olympia & York + approximately 40 sub-contractors |
| Architect | César Pelli & Associates Adamson Associates Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners |
| Developer | Olympia & York |
| Structural engineer | MS Yolles & Partners Winston Group Waterman Partnership |
| References | |
One Canada Square is the second tallest building in the United Kingdom. It is 235 m (771 ft) tall. It is in Canary Wharf. view more...
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