Citigroup Centre

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This article is about the Citigroup Centre in London. See also Citigroup Center of New York and Citigroup Centre of Sydney.

Citigroup Centre
Information
Location	Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom
Status	Complete
Constructed	1998-2001
Use	Commercial
Roof	200 meters
Floor count	45
Companies
Architect	César Pelli & Associates
Owner	Citigroup

The Citigroup Centre is a skyscraper located in the Canary Wharf development in the London Docklands. The building, whose address is 25 Canada Square, serves as the British headquarters for Citigroup, the largest financial services firm in the world, based in the United States of America.

The tower was designed by César Pelli & Associates. Construction began in 1998 and was completed in 2001. There are 45 floors in the 200 m tower, the joint 2nd tallest in the United Kingdom. Standing alongside the Citigroup Centre are One Canada Square (known popularly as Canary Wharf); and the HSBC Tower, which houses the international headquarters of HSBC Holdings plc.

[edit] Transport

The nearest tube station is Canary Wharf, serving the Jubilee Line and Docklands Light Railway. A bus service runs to London City Airport, although the new Docklands Light Railway branch (opened 2nd December 2005) now also runs to London City Airport. A shopping mall is at the base of the development.

[edit] Key facts

• Height - 200 metres or 700 feet. Joint second tallest tower in the UK.
• Floor space - 111,852.00 square metres or 1.2 million square feet.
• Floors - 45 above ground.
• Construction start date - 1998
• Completion date - 2001

[edit] Trivia

The two buildings that form the Citigroup Centre, 33 Canada Square and 25 Canada Square, are known as Oliver 1 and Oliver 2, after Oliver Twist. This is due to Citigroup, after they had obtained the lease on 33 Canada Square, going to the developers and requesting to have more space, with 25 Canada Square the result. [1]

[edit] References

• Skyscrapernews file on the Citigroup Centre

[edit] See also

• List of tallest structures in London
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Great Britain

[edit] External Links

• Emporis Skyscrapers Factfile

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 51.50507632196231° -0.019282400608062744°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Maps
  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
  • Aerial image from TerraServer

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UK Skyscrapers

Completed: One Canada Square · HSBC Tower · Citigroup Centre · 30 St Mary Axe · Tower 42 · One Churchill Place · Beetham Tower

Expected: Shard London Bridge · Bishopsgate Tower · Heron Tower · 122 Leadenhall Street · V Building · Inacity Tower