30 St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London. It is nicknamed The Gherkin after the vegetable of the same name.Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: skyscraper in London, England
- Also known as: “30 Saint Mary Axe”, “Swiss Re Building”, “the Gherkin”, and “The Gherkin”
- Address: 30 Saint Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8EP
- Roof shape: dome
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Tower of London and London Bridge.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 2,500 feet south of 30 St Mary Axe.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 2,900 feet southwest of 30 St Mary Axe.
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bevis Marks Synagogue, officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar ha-Shamayim, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located off Bevis Marks, Aldgate, in the City of London, England, in the United Kingdom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldgate and Spitalfields.
Aldgate
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.
Spitalfields
Quarter
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spitalfields is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane.
30 St Mary Axe
- Categories: skyscraper and tourist attraction
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51448° or 51° 30′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.08033° or 0° 4′ 49″ westInception
2003Levels
41Height
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
9C3XGW79+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 4959489OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=domeOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q191161
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“30 St Mary Axe” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Arabic: “30 سانت ماري الفأس”
- Arabic: “برج سويس ري”
- Arabic: “سويس ري”
- Armenian: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Armenian: “Մերի Էքս երկնաքեր”
- Armenian: “Սենթ Մերի Էքս 30”
- Azerbaijani: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Azerbaijani: “Meri-eks göydələni”
- Basque: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Belarusian: “Агурок”
- Belarusian: “Вежа Мэры-Экс”
- Belarusian: “Карнішон”
- Belarusian: “Сент-Мэры Экс 30”
- Catalan: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Chinese: “圣玛莉艾克斯30号大楼”
- Chinese: “聖瑪莉艾克斯30號大樓”
- Czech: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Czech: “Gherkin”
- Czech: “Okurka”
- Czech: “Swiss Re Building”
- Czech: “Swiss Re Centre”
- Czech: “Swiss Re Tower”
- Czech: “The Gherkin”
- Danish: “30 skt mary axe”
- Danish: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Danish: “St. Mary Axe 30”
- Danish: “Swiss Re Building”
- Danish: “Swiss Re Centre”
- Danish: “The Gherkin”
- Danish: “The Swiss Re Tower”
- Dutch: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج سويس رى”
- Estonian: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Finnish: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Finnish: “The Gherkin”
- French: “30 St Mary Axe”
- French: “Gherkin”
- French: “Swiss Re Building”
- Georgian: “გერკინი”
- Georgian: “ლონდონის გერკინი”
- German: “30 St Mary Axe”
- German: “30 St. Mary Axe”
- German: “Gherkin”
- German: “Swiss Re Headquarters”
- German: “Swiss Re Tower”
- German: “Swiss Re-Tower”
- German: “The Gherkin”
- Hebrew: “30 סנט מרי אקס”
- Hebrew: “בניין סוויס רה”
- Hebrew: “הגרקין”
- Hebrew: “מגדל סוויס רה”
- Hebrew: “סנט מרי אקס 30”
- Hungarian: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Indonesian: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Italian: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Japanese: “30セント・メリー・アクス”
- Javanese: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Korean: “30 세인트 메리 액스”
- Latin: “30 Sancta Maria Apud Ax”
- Latin: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Lithuanian: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Macedonian: “Сент Мери Екс”
- Malagasy: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Malay: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Malay: “The Gherkin”
- Malayalam: “30 സെയിന്റ് മേരി ആക്സ്”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “30 St. Mary Axe”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gherkin”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “London cucumber”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Swiss Re Building”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Swiss Re Centre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Swiss Re Tower”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Swiss Re”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “The Gherkin”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Swiss Re Building”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Swiss Re”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Gherkin”
- Norwegian: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Persian: “برج خیارترش”
- Persian: “برج خیارشور”
- Persian: “برج سوئیس ری”
- Persian: “تبر سنت ماری ۳۰”
- Persian: “تبر سنت ماری 30”
- Persian: “ساختمان سوئیس ری”
- Persian: “سوئیس ری”
- Polish: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Polish: “Swiss Re Tower”
- Portuguese: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Portuguese: “Gherkin”
- Russian: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Russian: “Мэри-Экс”
- Russian: “Небоскреб Мэри-Экс”
- Russian: “Небоскрёб Мэри-Экс”
- Scots: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Scots: “Swiss Re Biggin”
- Scots: “the Gherkin”
- Serbian: “Сент Мери Ејкс 30”
- Slovak: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Slovenian: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Slovenian: “Kumarica”
- Slovenian: “Swiss Re Tower”
- Slovenian: “The Gherkin”
- Spanish: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Spanish: “Edificio Swiss Re”
- Spanish: “Swiss Re Tower”
- Spanish: “The Gherkin”
- Spanish: “Torre Swiss Re”
- Swedish: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Swedish: “Gurkan”
- Swedish: “The Gherkin”
- Tamil: “30 சென் மேரி அக்ஸ்”
- Thai: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Thai: “30 เซ็นต์แมรีแอกซ์”
- Thai: “30 เซนท์แมรีอักซ์”
- Thai: “30 สตรีตแมรีแอกซ์”
- Thai: “The Gherkin”
- Turkish: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Ukrainian: “Сент-Мері Екс 30”
- Urdu: “30 سینٹ میری ایکس”
- Vietnamese: “30 St Mary Axe”
- Welsh: “30 St Mary Axe”
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