Portal:London/Pictures/August 2007



One Canada Square, a skyscraper in London is the tallest habitable building in the United Kingdom, at 235 m (771 ft) and 50 storeys (reduced from original plans for 60). Designed by the Argentine architect César Pelli, construction was completed in 1991. Identifiable from a great distance as an obelisk-shaped tower with its aircraft warning light flashing on top, this building is a monument to 1980s-style capitalism. In 1990, during construction, it surpassed the United Kingdom's previous tallest building, Tower 42 (183 m, 600 ft). The construction was carried out by Canary Wharf Contractors.

The building is most commonly known as Canary Wharf or Canary Wharf Tower after the Canary Wharf business complex of which it is the most prominent feature. It was formerly called Canada Tower.


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