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 (5,262 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 instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[5].
• 30 St Mary Axe's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[6].
• 30 St Mary Axe's architect is recorded as Norman Foster^[7].
• 30 St Mary Axe's architect is recorded as Foster and Partners^[8].
• 30 St Mary Axe's architect is recorded as Ken Shuttleworth^[9].
• 30 St Mary Axe is owned by Safra Group^[10].
• Swiss Re is named after 30 St Mary Axe^[11].
• pickled cucumber is named after 30 St Mary Axe^[12].
• 30 St Mary Axe's architectural style is recorded as Postmodernism^[13].
• 30 St Mary Axe is made of steel^[14].
• 30 St Mary Axe is made of glass^[15].
• 30 St Mary Axe is made of concrete^[16].
• 30 St Mary Axe's main building contractor is recorded as Skanska^[17].
• 30 St Mary Axe's Commons category is recorded as 30 St Mary Axe^[18].
• 30 St Mary Axe's occupant is recorded as Swiss Re^[19].
• 2004 marks the founding of 30 St Mary Axe^[20].
• 30 St Mary Axe's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.514444444444, 'lon': -0.080277777777778}^[21].
• 30 St Mary Axe's structural engineer is recorded as Arup^[22].
• 30 St Mary Axe's located on street is recorded as St. Mary Axe^[23].
• 30 St Mary Axe's significant event is recorded as occupancy^[24].
• 30 St Mary Axe's official website is recorded as http://www.thegherkinlondon.com/^[25].
• 30 St Mary Axe's Commons gallery is recorded as 30 St Mary Axe^[26].
• 30 St Mary Axe's described at URL is recorded as http://www.constructalia.com/deutsch/projektgalerie/grossbritannien/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^[5] and tourist attraction^[6].

History and Context

2004 marks the founding of 30 St Mary Axe^[20]. It is owned by Safra Group^[10]. Things named after include Swiss Re^[11], a business^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1863^[30], headquartered in Zurich^[31] and pickled cucumber^[12], a food^[32].

Why It Matters

30 St Mary Axe ranks in the top 1% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,262 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]