The City of London is a global financial centre; its skyline has changed dramatically over recent years. Londoners have nicknamed many of the new skys

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The City of London is a global financial centre; its skyline has changed dramatically over recent years. Londoners have nicknamed many of the new skyscrapers. Here we see the Gherkin,(30 St Mary Axe), a widely admired addition to London's skyline - if you can see it with the mass of surrounding buildings.

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