30 St Mary Axe

Summary

30 St Mary Axe is a skyscraper^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,076 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 30 St Mary Axe is located in City of London^[3].
• 30 St Mary Axe is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• 30 St Mary Axe's image is recorded as 30 St Mary Axe from Leadenhall Street.jpg^[5].
• 30 St Mary Axe's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[6].
• 30 St Mary Axe's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[7].
• 30 St Mary Axe's architect is recorded as Norman Foster^[8].
• 30 St Mary Axe's architect is recorded as Foster and Partners^[9].
• 30 St Mary Axe's architect is recorded as Ken Shuttleworth^[10].
• 30 St Mary Axe's owned by is recorded as Safra Group^[11].
• Swiss Re is named after 30 St Mary Axe^[12].
• pickled cucumber is named after 30 St Mary Axe^[13].
• 30 St Mary Axe's architectural style is recorded as Postmodernism^[14].
• 30 St Mary Axe's logo image is recorded as The-gherkin-logo.svg^[15].
• 30 St Mary Axe's made from material is recorded as steel^[16].
• 30 St Mary Axe's made from material is recorded as glass^[17].
• 30 St Mary Axe's made from material is recorded as concrete^[18].
• 30 St Mary Axe's main building contractor is recorded as Skanska^[19].
• 30 St Mary Axe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242322959^[20].
• 30 St Mary Axe's GND ID is recorded as 7526584-9^[21].
• 30 St Mary Axe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr93048849^[22].
• 30 St Mary Axe's Commons category is recorded as 30 St Mary Axe^[23].
• 30 St Mary Axe's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20005369^[24].
• 30 St Mary Axe's Emporis building ID is recorded as 100089^[25].
• 30 St Mary Axe's occupant is recorded as Swiss Re^[26].
• +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of 30 St Mary Axe^[27].

Body

Geography

30 St Mary Axe is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in City of London^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include skyscraper^[6] and tourist attraction^[7].

History and Context

+2004-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of 30 St Mary Axe^[27]. Its owned by is recorded as Safra Group^[11]. Things named after include Swiss Re^[12], a business^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1863^[30], headquartered in Zurich^[31] and pickled cucumber^[13], a food^[32].

Why It Matters

30 St Mary Axe ranks in the top 1% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,076 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]