The Gherkin, St Helen's and Tower 42, London

[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] 30 St Mary Axe (widely known informally as "the Gherkin") is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. With 41 floors, the tower is 180 metres (591 ft) tall and stands on a street called St. Mary Axe, on the former site of the Baltic Exchange, which was extensively damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA. The building has become an iconic symbol of London and is one of the city's most widely recognised examples of contemporary architecture. St. Helen's is a skyscraper in London. It is 118 metres (387 ft) tall and has 23 floors. The postal address is No. 1, Undershaft, although the main entrance fronts onto Leadenhall Street. Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the seventh tallest in Greater London. Its original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's international division.
[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] 30 St Mary Axe (widely known informally as "the Gherkin") is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. With 41 floors, the tower is 180 metres (591 ft) tall and stands on a street called St. Mary Axe, on the former site of the Baltic Exchange, which was extensively damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA. The building has become an iconic symbol of London and is one of the city's most widely recognised examples of contemporary architecture. St. Helen's is a skyscraper in London. It is 118 metres (387 ft) tall and has 23 floors. The postal address is No. 1, Undershaft, although the main entrance fronts onto Leadenhall Street. Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the seventh tallest in Greater London. Its original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's international division.
The Gherkin, St Helen's and Tower 42, London
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