One Canada Square
| One Canada Square | |
|---|---|
One Canada Square in London | |
Interactive map of the One Canada Square area | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in United Kingdom from 1990 to 2012[I] | |
| Preceded by | NatWest Tower |
| Surpassed by | The Shard |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Location | Canary Wharf London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′18″N 0°01′10.6″W / 51.50500°N 0.019611°W |
| Construction started | 1988 |
| Completed | 1991 |
| Cost | £624 million |
| Owner | Canary Wharf Group plc (current majority shareholder is Songbird Estates plc) |
| Management | Canary Wharf Group plc |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 770 ft (235 m)AGL 800 ft (240 m) ASL |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 |
| Floor area | 1,224,142 sq ft (113,726.5 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 37 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | César Pelli & Associates Adamson Associates Architects Frederick Gibberd Coombes & Partners |
| Developer | Olympia & York |
| Structural engineer | MS Yolles & Partners Winston Group Waterman Partnership |
| Main contractor | Sir Robert McAlpine Ellis Don Lehrer McGovern Bovis Balfour Beatty Olympia & York + approximately 40 sub-contractors |
| Website | |
| onecanadasquare | |
| References | |
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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, and contains 50 floors. 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.