The World Trade Centre was an , 19 storey building in the Canary Wharf area of London, England, built in 1991. The building was heavily damaged by an IRA bomb on February 9, 1996. The top four floors were demolished and after a proposal called World Trade Centre London to redevelop it as offices was cancelled following September 11, 2001, the frame was reclad and it became the Hilton Canary Wharf. See also South Quay DLR station 1996 Docklands bombing Notes and references External links CNN: IRA claims responsibility for London bombing BBC News - IRA Bombing, On This Day, February 10, 1996. London Former skyscrapers Skyscrapers in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Former buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Skyscraper office buildings in London Millwall