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  2. The Gherkin - Wikipedia

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    The Gherkin, officially 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. It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. [ 10 ]

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  4. Baltic Exchange (building) - Wikipedia

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    The site, together with that of the Chamber of Shipping at 30–32 St Mary Axe, was used for the building of 30 St Mary Axe, commonly referred to as "The Gherkin". [8] The stained glass of the Baltic Exchange war memorial, which had only suffered superficial damage in the bomb blast, has been restored and is in the National Maritime Museum. [9]

  5. Diagrid - Wikipedia

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    Another iconic building designed by Foster, 30 St Mary Axe, in London, UK, known as "The Gherkin", also uses the diagrid system. British architect Ian Ritchie wrote in 2012: The origin of 'diagonal' structures is surely the Russian genius Vladimir Shukhov. He pioneered new analytical methods in many different fields, and I have been fortunate ...

  6. List of tallest buildings and structures in London - Wikipedia

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    The crown of the building includes a small wind turbine which helps to generate power for the building. [109] [110] 23: The Gherkin: 180 / 590: 40: 2003: Office: City of London: Formerly known as the Swiss Re Building. Nicknamed "The Gherkin". [111] [112] 24= BT Tower: 177 / 581: 34: 1964: Transmitter and Office: Borough of Camden

  7. Architecture of London - Wikipedia

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    Begun in 1860 and completed in 1863, the Metropolitan Railway inaugurated the world's oldest mass transit system, the London Underground; it was created by the cut-and-cover method of excavating a trench from above, then building reinforced brick walls and vaults to form the tunnel, and filling in the trench with earth.

  8. Elon Musk calls for 'deleting' the Consumer Financial ... - AOL

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    President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

  9. Mathematics and architecture - Wikipedia

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    In the Renaissance, an architect like Leon Battista Alberti was expected to be knowledgeable in many disciplines, including arithmetic and geometry.. The architects Michael Ostwald and Kim Williams, considering the relationships between architecture and mathematics, note that the fields as commonly understood might seem to be only weakly connected, since architecture is a profession concerned ...