Canary Wharf
Major business and financial district in London
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Canary Wharf is a privately owned central business district in London, England, located in the Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets. With the City of London and the West End, it constitutes one of the main financial centres in the United Kingdom and the world, and it is home to many of the world’s major financial corporations, including the headquarters of more than 150 major businesses.
The district was developed on the site of the former West India Docks in East London. Canary Wharf, together with Heron Quays and Wood Wharf, forms the Canary Wharf Estate, covering around 97 acres (39 ha).
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One Canada Square
Skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London
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Poplar, London
Area of East London, England
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West India Docks
Historic dock site in eastern London
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London Docklands
Area by the Thames in London, England
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Billingsgate Fish Market
Fish market in Poplar in London, England
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8 Canada Square
Skyscraper in London, England
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