30 St Mary Axe
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30 St Mary Axe (formerly the Swiss Re Building, and informally also known as "the Gherkin") is a skyscraper in London's financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004.
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See also
- Landmarks of London
- List of tallest buildings and structures in London
- Heron Tower, the tallest building in the City of London as of 2009.
- Tower 42, the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London as of 2009
- Willis Building, another of Norman Foster's buildings
- Torre Agbar, a similar-shaped building in Barcelona
- Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, a similar-shaped building in Tokyo
- Diagrid
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