£138 million (plus land cost of £90.6 million)[8] adjusted for inflation: £288 million (plus land cost of £201 million)[8][9]
Owner
Safra Group[6]
Height
Roof
180 metres (591 ft)
Technical details
Floor count
41
Floor area
64,470 square metres (693,900 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Foster + Partners
Structural engineer
Arup
Main contractor
Skanska
Website
thegherkin.com
References
[7]
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.[4][11]
After plans to build the 92-storey Millennium Tower were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Foster + Partners and the Arup Group.[12] It was built by Skanska; construction started in 2001.[3]
The building has become a recognisable landmark of London, and it is one of the city's most widely recognised examples of contemporary architecture. It won the 2003 Emporis Skyscraper Award.
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^Worsley, Giles (28 April 2004). "Glory of the Gherkin". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
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^ ab"30 St Marys Axe, London – Building #58". Skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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^"1993: IRA bomb devastates City of London". BBC News. 24 April 1993. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
^"30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)". Arup. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
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