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30 St Mary Axe (London)

United Kingdom / England / London / St Mary Axe, 30
 landmark, skyscraper, high-rise, 2003_construction, Norman Foster (architect)
www.30stmaryaxe.com/

30 St Mary Axe is a building in London's main financial district, the City of London. It is widely known by the nickname "The Gherkin", and occasionally as a variant on The Swiss Re Tower, after its previous owner and principal occupier. It is 180 m (590 ft) tall, making it the second-tallest building in the City of London, after 25 Old Broad Street, and the sixth-tallest in London as a whole.

The building was designed by Pritzker Prize-winner Lord Foster and ex-partner Ken Shuttleworth and Arup engineers, and was constructed by Skanska of Sweden between 2001 and 2004.

In this building

  1. Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_St_Mary_Axe
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Coordinates:   51°30'52"N   -0°4'49"E

Comments

  • Martin (guest)
    sold by SwissRe for 600 million in 2006 then rented back
  • muel (guest)
    A shining example of modern architecture.
  • Me (guest)
    Lower floors are rented by SwissRe, Higher floors are for hire. It has become a symbol of 21st century London, along with the London Eye.
  • me2 (guest)
    Whilst the parent company of Skanska are swedish the project was constructed by Skanska Building part of Skanska UK who predominantly construct major Offices within the City of London