London Foster Gherkin 30 ST MARY AXE, under construction 2001 THE GHERKIN OR MORE CORRECTLY 30 ST MARY AXE, THE NEW HQ OF SWISS RE, RISES ON THE FORMER SITE OF THE BALTIC EXCHANGE IN THE CITY OF LONDON AND IS SEEN HERE FROM 2 MILES AWAY IN THE EAST END OF LONDON. THE PERIMETER DIAGRID CONSTRUCTION OF DIAGONALLY INTERLOCKING STEEL ELEMENTS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN AS THE 180 METRE, 40 STOREY HIGH FOSTER AND PARTNERS DESIGN READIES FOR IT'S TOPPING OUT CEREMONY AT THE END OF NOVEMBER. COPYRIGHT OWNED PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN HARRIS The Gherkin, formally 30 St Mary Axe and previously known as the Swiss Re
London Foster Gherkin 30 ST MARY AXE, under construction 2001 THE GHERKIN OR MORE CORRECTLY 30 ST MARY AXE, THE NEW HQ OF SWISS RE, RISES ON THE FORMER SITE OF THE BALTIC EXCHANGE IN THE CITY OF LONDON AND IS SEEN HERE FROM 2 MILES AWAY IN THE EAST END OF LONDON. THE PERIMETER DIAGRID CONSTRUCTION OF DIAGONALLY INTERLOCKING STEEL ELEMENTS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN AS THE 180 METRE, 40 STOREY HIGH FOSTER AND PARTNERS DESIGN READIES FOR IT'S TOPPING OUT CEREMONY AT THE END OF NOVEMBER. COPYRIGHT OWNED PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN HARRIS The Gherkin, formally 30 St Mary Axe and previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London. It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004.[10] With 41 floors, it is 180 metres (591 ft) tall[3] and stands on the sites of the former Baltic Exchange and Chamber of Shipping, which were extensively damaged in 1992 in the Baltic Exchange bombing by a device placed by the Provisional IRA in St Mary Axe, a narrow street leading north from Leadenhall Street.
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