One Canada Square was completed. It is expected to become the third tallest building in the United Kingdom in 2019 upon completion of 22 Bishopsgate. One Canada Square never achieved the title as tallest skyscraper in the European Union because in accordance to the CTBUH method, a building has to be "completed" before its receives its title, with Messeturm in Frankfurt being completed in 1990. On 15 November 1992, the Provisional Irish Republican Army attempted to place a large improvised explosive device near the tower. The IRA had already worked out that to cause maximum damage, the bomb had to be placed under
1 Thibault Square 1 Thibault Square 1 Thibault Square, formally known as the LG Building and originally known as the BP Centre, is a modernist skyscraper on the European-style Thibault Square at the end of St George’s Mall, Cape Town, South Africa. Work on the building began in 1969 and was completed in 1972. As of 2014 it is the second tallest building in Cape Town. The 34-degree diagonal twist, which puts it on a north-south axis, reduces sun loads on the façades, thereby reducing pressure on the air-conditioning system. To further shield the façades, a pre-cast screen is mounted on every floor,