The Canary Wharf

In the center of London, there is an area of dirty old buildings. The name of them is The Isle of Dogs, which was taken from history (from the kings of Tudor dynasty who used this island as a home for their dogs).

In 1603 the bubonic plague spread from the island to the city of London and then, at the beginning of the nineteeth century the island was connected to London. Connections with overseas trading partners are commemorated in the names of the roads: Cuba, Manila, Malabar, Havana Street… In the nineteen-fifties isle sank into neglect and poverty, but in 1980 things changed.

A group of American businessman decided to buy some land on the island and to build some offices. The project expanded, and Canary Wharf was born. Now it is an area of 900,ooo square meters, with banks, restaurants, shop and a lot of office space. Some of the biggest banks in England now have their offices there, and the Isle of Dogs is becoming an international center of high finance.