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One Canada Square
Also known as 1 Canada Square and Canary Wharf Tower
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- One Canada Square is the tallest building in Britain, a title it has held since 1991. For a period of about six months it was also the tallest building in Europe before losing this title to Messeturm in Frankfurt.
- One Canada Square continues to have the tallest office floors in Europe over 15 years after it was originally finished.
- Perhaps due to superstition, there is no rentable space on the 13th floor and instead the floors are numbered 11, 12, 14, 15...
- The steel structural frame weighs 27,000 tonnes and there are a further 47,000 tonnes of stainless steel and glass cladding it.
- The top floor was originally an observation level but this was closed in the mid 90s. The U.K remains the only country in Europe to not have an observation level at the top of its tallest building.
- French free climber, Alain Robert, failed to climb One Canada Square on the 18th of October 2002 due to poor weather conditions having previously climbed it in 1995.
 Companies
If your company has been involved with the Design/Build, Supply or Maintenance of this building please submit your details. - Architect
- Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
- Developer
- Canary Wharf Group
- Main Contractor
- Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
- Structural Engineer
- Yolles Partnership
 Reference Data
- Reference No.
- 48
- First Uploaded
- 19-02-2006
- Last Editorial Date
- 19-12-2012
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- Address
- One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London. E14 8RR
- Estate
- Canary Wharf
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- County
- London
- Region
- London
- Country
- United Kingdom
View in Google Maps - Status
- Complete
- Proposal date
- 1986
- Construction start date
- 1988
- Completion date
- 1991
- Style
- Post Modern
- Roof Height (AOD)
- 245.75
- Roof Height (AGL)
- 235.10
- Top Floor Height (AGL)
- 195.40
- Floor To Ceiling Height
- 2.74
- Total Floors (O.G)
- 50
- Total Floors (U.G)
- 3
- Number of Lifts
- 36
 Market Data
- Primary Use
- Office
- Secondary Use
- Retail
- Floorspace (sq m)
- 115,000.00
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