The Swiss Re tower in London City (also known among locals as ''The Gherkin'') is nearing completion. I think this is a really cool skyscraper, and walked over to shoot a few snaps of it:
Click to zoom any of the images.
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Very interesting shots! I especially like the middle shot in the bottom row, the way the tower is framed against the tree and other building.
Posted by: Dan on June 10, 2003 02:46 AMAre you kidding me? this is a real building? definitely made me giggle.
when do they attach the fins before blasting off?
cool!
Posted by: Anita Rowland on June 10, 2003 03:57 AM"The Gherkin," of course, is a most endearing nickname. I have to say though that it puts me in mind of something else. "The Jewelled Bomb," perhaps, or "The Weapons-Grade Suppository."
Posted by: Brad on June 10, 2003 04:22 AMThanks for all the positive feedback! :-)
Some more info on The Gherkin (apparently also nicknamed "The Erotic Gherkin" (!)) and its designer, Lord Foster, can be found here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/893161.stm
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/foster/Louisiana/
http://www.britishembassy.com/news/011219f.htm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/07/05/ntow05.xml
What a beautiful church, but what the f%$k is that in the background :)
Posted by: Richard Giles on June 12, 2003 03:27 PMJust thought I'd let you know that on searching for 'swiss re tower' in google this site comes up first. Thats pretty cool.
here are some usful links I found while searching for info about it:
http://www.0lll.com/lud/pages/architecture/archgallery/foster_swiss-re/
http://www.bettalondon.com/product_info.php?name=Swiss%20Re%20Tower%20(%20Gherkin%20)&products_id=328
Well they helped me anyway.
Posted by: Steve Roberts on September 6, 2003 05:24 PMBest thing to be built in london in 50 years.
Good of the bombers to clear the way for it
The Gherkin might not be the tallest skyscraper in Europe (Frankfurts Commerz Bank probably takes the prize), but it is definetely the most spectacular.
What a wonderful skyline you could have with a number of Gherkins :-)
-Simon
Posted by: Simon Laub on October 15, 2003 03:20 PMI am doing a project at uni about the gherkin. If anyone has any further information , or opinions, positive or negative I'd love to hear from them.
Posted by: Aja Lawrence on October 8, 2004 07:31 PM"What a beautiful church. But what the f%$k is that in the background. I wish Perth had one of these."