Hsbc Tower, London
HSBC Tower
is a
skyscraper
located in the
Canary Wharf
development in the
London
Docklands
. The building, whose formal address is
8 Canada Square
, serves as the international headquarters for
HSBC Holdings
PLC (the largest bank in the world by some measures). The tower was designed by
Sir Norman Foster
's team of architects. Construction began in
1997
and was completed in
2002
. There are 39 office floors in the 200 metre high tower, the second largest in the
United Kingdom
. Standing alongside the HSBC Tower are
1 Canada Square
(known popularly as
Canary Wharf
); and the
Citigroup Centre
, which forms the British head office of the multinational US bank,
Citigroup
. The tower is not open to the public. The nearest
tube station
is
Canary Wharf
, serving the
Jubilee Line
and
Docklands Light Railway
. A bus service runs to
London City Airport
. A small shopping mall is at the base of the development.
See Also
Tall buildings in London
External link
Foster and Partners' website
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