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Can you tell me what the bomb shaped building is that we see on most television shot of the centre of london? |
i see this shot on a lot of different tv shows, not the london eye as this looks nothing like a bomb |
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Is this the one your talking about?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/SwissReHQ.jpg
30 St Mary Axe is a building in London's main financial district, the City of London. It is widely known by the nickname "The Gherkin", and occasionally as The Swiss Re Tower, Swiss Re Building, Swiss Re Centre, or just Swiss Re, after its previous owner but principal occupier. It is 180 m (590 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. The design is by Pritzker Prize-winner Lord Foster and ex-partner Ken Shuttleworth and Arup engineers. It was constructed by Skanska of Sweden between 2001 and 2004.
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The gherkin
30 St Mary Axe
a general office building currently owned by IVG Immobilien AG and UK investment firm Evans Randall
(mostly called the Gherkin - it is also supposed to be known as the 'swiss tower' - although i work in the city, and have never heard it called that - although, I have heard it refered to as 'the b*tt plug') |
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eight-hours
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Daisy I have one of those old shaffer fountain pens and that is what I always think the Gherkin Tower looks like. Gold and black with a very eastern design. |
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You would be thinking of the "Gherkin". Its an office buliding. |
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It's the Swiss Re Building also known as the Gherkin. |
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its called the gerkin..its an office block |
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I think the official name is the Swiss tower, but it is knows as the gherkin. |
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http://www.30stmaryaxe.com/index2.asp |
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daisy
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gherkin if it's the one that looks like a Shaffer fountain pen |
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paul4july
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dat be the gherkin! |
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deadman
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That is the 'Gherkin' - kinda bullet / bomb shaped.
It is just a general office building. |
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luddite
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Bomb shaped? I'm not aware of any building like this. Does it have a fuse sticking out the top? |
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