30 St Mary Axe

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commercial building energy-efficient building high-rise building landmark office building skyscraper

30 St Mary Axe is a distinctive, energy-efficient commercial skyscraper in the City of London, popularly known as “The Gherkin” for its unique curved, tapering shape.

Aliases (2)

The Gherkin ×2
Swiss Re Headquarters (The Gherkin) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial building → energy-efficient building → high-rise building → landmark → office building → skyscraper →
alsoKnownAs	Swiss Re Building → The Gherkin →
architect	Ken Shuttleworth → Norman Foster →
architecturalStyle	high-tech architecture →
architectureFirm	Foster and Partners →
buildingType	commercial offices →
citySkylineRole	iconic landmark of London skyline →
completionDate	2003 →
constructionStartDate	2001 →
country	United Kingdom →
developer	Swiss Re →
elevatorCount	18 →
fireIncident	site formerly occupied by Baltic Exchange damaged by 1992 bombing →
floorArea	about 47,950 square metres → about 516,000 square feet →
floorCount	41 →
hasFeature	diagrid structure → double glazing → energy-efficient design → natural ventilation system → panoramic top-floor lounge → spiral light wells →
hasNickNameOrigin	named The Gherkin for its curved, tapering shape →
hasObservationFacility	top-floor viewing and dining area →
height	180 metres → 591 feet →
locatedIn	City of London → England → London → United Kingdom →
materialUsed	glass → steel →
namedAfter	St Mary Axe street →
openingDate	2004 →
owner	Safra Group →
replaced	Baltic Exchange building →
roofShape	tapering dome →
status	completed →
streetAddress	30 St Mary Axe →
structuralEngineer	Arup →
uses	hospitality space → office space →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Foster + Partners → Norman Foster → Norman Foster ("Swiss Re Headquarters (The Gherkin)") →	notableWork
30 St Mary Axe ("The Gherkin") →	alsoKnownAs
Norman Foster →	designed
City of London ("The Gherkin") →	hasSkyscraper
30 St Mary Axe →	streetAddress