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30 St Mary Axe
14-34 St. Mary Axe, City of London
Greater London ENG United Kingdom
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 2001 | | Finished | 2004 | | Floor Count | 41 | | Basement Floors | 1 | | Floor to Floor | 4 m | | Floor Area | 41,805 m² | | Elevator Count | 23 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | - observation | | - restaurant | | - retail | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | - atrium | | Architectural Style | | - structural expressionism | | Materials | | - glass | | - steel | | - aluminium | | - granite |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 179.8 m | | Foster and Partners | | | | | | | | Restaurant level | | 165.0 m | | Foster and Partners | | | | | |
Description
30 St Mary Axe is in the heart of the City of London, at plaza level granite and stainless steel are used throughout creating a new public retail area at the hub of world finance.
At the top of the building the glass-domed private
restaurant and reception will be 165m above the ground, offering stunning views over London.
There are 7,429 glass panes in the external skin.
It has been nicknamed 'The Gherkin'.
The building reached it's final height of 590ft on March 22nd 2003, when the final piece of steel was lifted into place, the building is due to be officially opened on 27/4/2004.
The site was formerly occupied by the Baltic Exchange, which was damaged by an IRA bomb on the 10th April 1992, 3 people were killed.
39th floor diameter - 26.5
17th floor diameter - 56.5
base diameter - 49.3
Source Foster and Partners
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