Since Roman times London's docks were the engine room of the city's economy. Now Canary Wharf is a grid of modern geometric blocks, powering the new economy.
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Story: The London Docklands
Duration: 5:32
Since Roman times London's docks had been the engine room of the city's economy. Still the centre of the economy, Canary Wharf is now a grid of modern geometric blocks.
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