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30 St Mary Axe

skyscraper in London, England
Place skyscraper Q191161

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
skyscraper
Inception
2004[15]
Official website
www.thegherkinlondon.com, www.30stmaryaxe.com[19][20]
Native label
30 St Mary Axe[26]

Location

Country
United Kingdom[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 51.514°, -0.080°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
City of London[1]

Population and size

Height
+180[27]
More facts +18
Owned by
Safra Group[6]
Architect
Norman Foster, Foster and Partners, Ken Shuttleworth[3][4][5]
Architectural style
Postmodernism[9]
Capital cost
+138000000, +90600000[28][29]
Date of official opening
2004[25]
Floors above ground
+41[21]
Has characteristic
tourist attraction[24]
Historic county
Middlesex[31]
Located on street
St. Mary Axe[17]
Made from material
steel, glass, concrete[10][11][12]
Main building contractor
Skanska[13]
Named after
Swiss Re, pickled cucumber[7][8]
Number of elevators
+26[22]
Occupant
Swiss Re[14]
Significant event
construction, occupancy[18]
Street address
30 St Mary Axe[30]
Structural engineer
Arup[16]
Structure replaces
Baltic Exchange[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en 30 St Mary Axe en 30 Saint Mary Axe en the Gherkin en Swiss Re Building ar سويس ري ar 30 سانت ماري الفأس ar برج سويس ري cs Swiss Re Centre cs Okurka cs Gherkin cs The Gherkin cs Swiss Re Tower cs Swiss Re Building da The Gherkin da Swiss Re Centre da Swiss Re Building da St. Mary Axe 30 da 30 St Mary Axe da 30 skt mary axe da The Swiss Re Tower
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
242322959
Library of Congress authority ID
nr93048849
GND ID
7526584-9
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
30 St Mary Axe from Leadenhall Street.jpg ↗
Apple Maps ID
10894584554202499418
ArchINFORM project ID
14020
BabelNet ID
01103810n
CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID
2369
Described at URL
www.constructalia.com
Emporis building ID
100089, 114095
Freebase ID
/m/019ckr
Historic England research records ID
1554759
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987013236806605171, 987013236806705171
SkyscraperPage building ID
3623
Structurae structure ID
20005369
Yale LUX ID
group/6000d64c-4245-4ef0-934d-42a86ab6918c

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🔗 Connections
Made from material 3
glass, steel, concrete
Architect 2
Norman Foster, Foster and Partners
Instance of 2
skyscraper, tourist attraction
Named after 2
pickled cucumber, Swiss Re
Architectural style 1
Postmodernism
Country 1
United Kingdom
Created notable works 1
Norman Foster
Historic county 1
Middlesex
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
City of London
Located on street 1
St. Mary Axe
Main building contractor 1
Skanska
Occupant 1
Swiss Re
Owned by 1
Safra Group
Structural engineer 1
Arup
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Related Entities

Arup Norman Foster Skanska United Kingdom

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  1. 9d ago · Sldst-bot · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Emporis building ID → 100089, 114095
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Emporis building ID: 114095, #temporary_batch_1793298017789"
  2. 5w ago · Pantic14 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', '
    Height → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+180'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Height: 180 metre"
  3. 7w ago · Peter James · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Historic England research records ID → 1554759
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Historic England research records ID: 1554759"
  4. 16w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987013236806605171, 987013236806705171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987013236806705171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  5. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +2004-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    Located on street → St. Mary Axe
    Category for the view from the item → Category:Views from 30 St Mary Axe
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
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