Also known as
  • Swiss Re Tower,
  • The Gherkin
30 St Mary Axe is a skyscraper 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 metres (591 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, as of 2008. The building's name is its address — St Mary Axe being the street it is on. The building was... full article at wikipedia
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  • 51.5144
  • -0.0803
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Floors
  • 40
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Construction Started
Opened
  • Apr 28, 2004
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Closed
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street address
city/town
  • 30 St Mary Axe
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Height With Antenna/spire
  • 180.0m
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by ejt_bot Jun 25, 2008
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