Vertical City Season 1 One Canada Square 2009
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In 1991, One Canada Square, the UK's tallest skyscraper, changed the London skyline. But the Cesar Pelli designed icon wasn't in the heart of the capital. Instead, the developers had taken a billion dollar gamble on creating an international financial centre, symbolised by this obelisk-shaped tower, in the desolate docklands of the city's East End. But when the world property market collapsed just after the complex was completed, the developers went bankrupt and a large part of the tower lay in darkness...
- Released: 2009-02-17
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. One Canada Square 2009-02-17
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2. 7 World Trade Center 2009-02-18
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4. The Turning Torso, Malmo 2009-02-19
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5. 375 Park Avenue 2009-02-20
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6. Beetham Tower, Manchester 2009-02-23
