30 St Mary Axe

30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in 's primary financial district, the . It is nicknamed The Gherkin after the vegetable of the same name due to its shape.
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  • Building
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 2003
  • …stands 591 feet (180 metres) tall
  • …has 41 floors
  • …has a dome roof
  • Description: skyscraper in London, England
  • Address: 30 Saint Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8EP
  • Also known as
    “30 Saint Mary Axe”
    “Swiss Re Building”
    “The Gherkin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and Bevis Marks Synagogue.
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, officially His Majesty's Royal… is situated 2,500 feet south of 30 St Mary Axe.
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, officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar…
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Since Roman times, several crossings named London… is situated 2,900 feet southwest of 30 St Mary Axe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and Spitalfields.
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was a gate in the former defensive wall around the .
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is an area in London, , and is located in the .

30 St Mary Axe

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Latitude
51.51448° or 51° 30′ 52″ north
Longitude
-0.08033° or 0° 4′ 49″ west
Open location code
9C3XGW79+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4959489
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data 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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