30 St Mary Axe
Better known informally as the Gherkin and previously as the Swiss Re Building
Some interesting fact about attractions
After the plans to build the Millennium Tower were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers, and was erected by Skanska in 2001–2003.
With 41 floors, the tower is 180 metres tall and stands on a street called St Mary Axe, on the site of the former Baltic Exchange, which was extensively damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA.
The gherkin The gherkin name was applied to the current building at least as far back as 1999, referring to that plan's highly unorthodox layout and appearance.
<br/ Did you know what gherkin means? Gherkin is a term generally used to refer to a savoury pickled cucumber, particularly in the United Kingdom.
Interesting facts about St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe plaza measures a total of 2000 sq m, which is equivalent to 8 tennis courts.
378 people can be vertically transported through 30 St Mary Axe at speeds of up to 6m per second
At 180m building is over three times the height of Niagara Falls.
30 St Mary Axe has a floor to ceiling height of 2.75m, which is 3 cm more than the world's talles man height.
The longe bar & restaurant at the top of the building are the highest in London.
Over 35 km of steel was used to construct 30 St Mary Axe
Better known informally as the Gherkin and previously as the Swiss Re Building
Some interesting fact about attractions
After the plans to build the Millennium Tower were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers, and was erected by Skanska in 2001–2003.
With 41 floors, the tower is 180 metres tall and stands on a street called St Mary Axe, on the site of the former Baltic Exchange, which was extensively damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA.
The gherkin The gherkin name was applied to the current building at least as far back as 1999, referring to that plan's highly unorthodox layout and appearance.
<br/ Did you know what gherkin means? Gherkin is a term generally used to refer to a savoury pickled cucumber, particularly in the United Kingdom.
Interesting facts about St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe plaza measures a total of 2000 sq m, which is equivalent to 8 tennis courts.
378 people can be vertically transported through 30 St Mary Axe at speeds of up to 6m per second
At 180m building is over three times the height of Niagara Falls.
30 St Mary Axe has a floor to ceiling height of 2.75m, which is 3 cm more than the world's talles man height.
The longe bar & restaurant at the top of the building are the highest in London.
Over 35 km of steel was used to construct 30 St Mary Axe
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30 St Mary Axe is business/office building in which you can also find a restaurant, lounge and a viewing platform.