A view of the Gherkin at the Sky Lounge at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, London, UK.

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The Gherkin or Swiss Re building was completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004. It stands on the site of the former Baltic exchange which was badly damaged on 10 April 1992 by a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA.

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Size: 4958px × 3611px
Location: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, 7 Pepys Street, London EC3N 4AF UK
Photo credit: © NICOLE CUBBIDGE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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