8 Canada Square (HSBC Group Head Office Tower)

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8 Canada Square is a skyscraper located at Canary Wharf in London Docklands, Borough of Tower Hamlets. The building serves as the global headquarters for the HSBC Group, the world's largest company by the Forbes Global 2000 in 2008 and houses around 8,000 staff. The tower was designed by Sir Norman Foster's team of architects. Construction began in 1999 and was completed in 2002. There are 45 floors in the 656 ft high tower, the joint third tallest in the United Kingdom with the Citigroup Centre. Standing alongside the HSBC Tower are One Canada Square and the Citigroup Centre, which forms the British head office of the multinational US bank, Citigroup. It is also next door to Bank of America. The tower is not open to the public. In line with HSBC's environmental principles energy efficient systems have been installed from the outset, along with recyclable furniture and equipment. The nearest tube station is Canary Wharf serving the Jubilee Line, which can be reached undercover via Canada Place shopping centre, and Canary Wharf DLR station serving the Docklands Light Railway. A bus service ran to London City Airport, now replaced by the Docklands Light Railway.