One Churchill Place is a 156 m tall skyscraper with 32 floors, serving as the headquarters of

Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

. It is in the Docklands area of

London Borough of Tower Hamlets The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London boroughs, London borough covering much of the traditional East End of London, East End. It was formed in 1965 from the merger of the former Metropolitan boroughs of the County of London, metropol ...

Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Canary Wharf is defined by the Greater London Authority as being part of London's central business district, alongside Central Lon ...

. The building is the 13th-tallest office block in the

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and the sixth tallest building in the Docklands. The building was formally opened in June 2005 by the Chairman of Barclays, Matthew Barrett, and merged Barclays offices across London into one building. The former corporate HQ was at 54 Lombard Street in the

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. Barclays occupy 100% of the building; floors 18-20 were previously leased to

BGC Partners BGC Partners is an American global financial services company based in New York City and London. Originally formed as part of the larger Cantor Fitzgerald organization, BGC Partners became its own entity in 2004. History 1945–1990 In 194 ...

/ Cantor Fitzgerald. Several floors were previously occupied by the Olympic Delivery Teams prior to 2012, and a portion of level 17 was occupied by the

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Construction

The building was designed by HOK International and constructed by Canary Wharf Contractors.
Britain's first terror-proof skyscraper at Canary Wharf
'' - Emporis, 2002-12-15. Designed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the building is constructed around four staircase columns with a large, central column containing the lifts and toilet facilities. The building manual states that there is enough room in these columns to contain everyone who works in the building, in the event of a security alert. The building was planned to be 50 storeys in height, but was scaled down to 31 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is linked by walkways to the

Canada Square Canada Square is a square at Canary Wharf, on the Isle of Dogs in London's Docklands. It is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of Central London along the River Thames. Canada Square is surrounded by three of the talles ...

shopping mall and Canary Wharf Underground station.

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From emporis.comBarclays Group Archives: Head Office
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Construction

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