"The Gherkin" - 30 St Mary Axe (London, England)

"The Gherkin" - 30 St Mary Axe (London, England)

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 Tower 42, 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.

• Date: 7 March 2006
• Photographer: pelicon: gallery
• Uploaded: 8th Jan 2008
• Location: London, United Kingdom: gallery
• Tags: london england the united kingdom gherkin
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Nearby accommodation: Belgravia Hotel

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