30 St Mary Axe
The Gherkin, formally 30 St Mary Axe and previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London.Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: skyscraper in London, England
- Address: 30 Saint Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8EP
- Roof shape: dome
- Wheelchair access: yes
Notable Places in the Area
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 castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. The Tower of London is situated 760 metres south of 30 St Mary Axe.
London Bridge
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 1 km southwest of 30 St Mary Axe.Bevis Marks Synagogue
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bevis Marks Synagogue, officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar ha-Shamayim, is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom in continuous use.
Localities in the Area
Aldgate Ward
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Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London.
30 St Mary Axe
- Categories: skyscraper, building and tourism
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51447° or 51° 30' 52" northLongitude
-0.08034° or 0° 4' 49" westInception
2003Levels
41Height
180 metres (591 feet)Open Location Code
9C3XGW79+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 4959489OpenStreetMap Feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap Attribute
roof-shape=domeOpenStreetMap Attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q19116130 St Mary Axe Satellite Map
© OpenStreetMap, Mapbox and Maxar
Also Known As
- 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: Вежа Мэры-Экс
- Belarusian: Небаскроб Мэры-Экс
- 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 St Mary Axe
- Danish: 30 skt 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
- English: 30 Saint Mary Axe
- English: Swiss Re Building
- English: The Gherkin
- English: the Gherkin
- 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-Tower
- German: Swiss Re Headquarters
- 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: 30 St Mary Axe
- Norwegian Bokmål: 30 St. Mary Axe
- Norwegian Bokmål: 30 St Mary Axe
- Norwegian Bokmål: Gherkin
- Norwegian Bokmål: London cucumber
- Norwegian Bokmål: Swiss Re
- Norwegian Bokmål: Swiss Re Building
- Norwegian Bokmål: Swiss Re Centre
- Norwegian Bokmål: Swiss Re Tower
- Norwegian Bokmål: The Gherkin
- Norwegian Nynorsk: 30 St Mary Axe
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Swiss Re
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Swiss Re Building
- Norwegian Nynorsk: The Gherkin
- Persian: برج خیارترش
- Persian: برج خیارشور
- Persian: برج سوئیس ری
- Persian: تبر سنت ماری 30
- Persian: تبر سنت ماری ۳۰
- 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 สตรีตแมรีแอกซ์
- Thai: 30 เซนท์แมรีอักซ์
- Thai: 30 เซ็นต์แมรีแอกซ์
- 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
Landmarks in the Area
- Bury Court
- Baltic ExchangeBuilding
- Church of St Mary AxeMemorial
- BPP Business SchoolUniversity
- No1 FitnessSports venue
Places in the Area
- The Sterling Bar & KitchenPub
- NotesNewsagent
- St. Mary AxeBike rental
- Spirits of the deadMemorial
- Site of the Fall - study of the renaissance garden: Action 180: At 9:15 am Sunday 28 May 1967Work of art
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