70 St Mary Axe

70 St Mary Axe, informally known as the Can of Ham due to its shape, is an office building in the City of London. It was completed in early 2019. With 21 floors above ground, it is 90 metres tall and offers 28,000 square metres of office space.

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Type: Office building
Description: Office building in the City Of London
Also known as: “Can of Ham”, “the Can Of Ham”, and “The Can Of Ham”
Address: 70 Saint Mary Axe, London

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Tower of London and London Liverpool Street.

The Tower of London

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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 2,800 feet south of 70 St Mary Axe.

London Liverpool Street

Railway station

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Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a major central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate Without. London Liverpool Street is situated 1,100 feet northwest of 70 St Mary Axe.

Bevis Marks Synagogue

Synagogue

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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. Bevis Marks Synagogue is situated 350 feet south of 70 St Mary Axe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and Spitalfields.

Aldgate

Quarter

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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.