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
5 Canada Square 5 Canada Square 5 Canada Square is a 15-storey, office building in the Canary Wharf financial district development of London, England. 5 Canada Square was completed in 2003. The steel-framed building has an aluminum curtain wall and it features a large atrium on its south side with of floorspace. The principal tenant at 5 Canada Square is the European arm and HQ of Bank of America Securities. The building is used for the bank’s global cash-management business for clients. Credit Suisse also occupies part of the building. In 2003, Royal Bank of Scotland (or RBS) bought 5 Canada Square along