The Gherkin Floors
You can also can step inside the iconic building during special events such as open house london.
The gherkin floors. More commonly it gets called the gherkin a gherkin is the british word for a pickle. 13 things you didn t know about the gherkin. Mary axe but is nicknamed the gherkin for its distinctive shape. The gherkin opened in 2004.
It is also sometimes called the swiss re building as swiss re rents half of the building s floors. The swiss re has 40 floors and is 180 meters high which makes it the second tallest skyscraper in london. Originally called the swiss re building the buildings name was changed to its street address 30 st. The 30 st mary axe the gherkin by architect ken shuttlewort was built in london england in 2001 2004.
It has 41 floors and is made from glass and steel. It is 180 m high. 30 st mary axe known previously as the swiss re building informally known as the gherkin 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. 360 panoramic views fully glazed double skin facade dual power supply low energy services envelope design one person per 10 sq m design criteria four pipe fan coil air conditioning system 2 75m floor to ceiling height 150mm raised floors 16 high speed high capacity passenger lifts 1 5m planning grid use.
With 41 floors it is 180 metres 591 ft tall and stands on the former sites of the baltic exchange and chamber of shipping which were extensively damaged. 290 is the amount a new year s eve ticket could cost a non member to get into searcy s the club on the top three floors. It is located in the business district in the middle of london.