whats the difference btwn the city "Bank " and the square mile with its skyscrapper in canary warf (london)

Question

Hello, just trying to understand the difference between the city (bank station Area) and the square Mile (Canary warf station) with its skyscrapper.

Answer 1

The square mile is the city of London - roughly from St Pauls in the West to Liverpool street on the East - Bank is bang in the middle of the square mile.

Canary Wharf is just another area of London and is further east, it was originally the docks area of london mainly containing warehouses, now it is a second financial and commerce area of london

Answer 2

The square mile is described perfectly by the previous answer.

'The city' is a generic term for the financial business community, and may include companies based anywhere, although most are in London. The two were originally synonymous, as until about 20 years ago the financial district was all contained within the square mile.

Answer 3

First answer was right. The square mile and the city are synonymous (Bank, St. Paul's, etc), and Canary Wharf is totally different although many banking corporations are now based there.