http://www.flickr.com/photos/gadget333/tags/thegherkin/ Wed, 16 May 2012 11:46:34 -0700 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:46:34 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4111/buddyicons/52779473@N00.jpg?1284664229#52779473@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gadget333/tags/thegherkin/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gadget333/7210977970/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gadget333/">Gadget333</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gadget333/7210977970/" title="The Gherkin - Changing Times"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7224/7210977970_70cc970f29_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="The Gherkin - Changing Times" /></a></p> <p>30 St Mary Axe (formerly the Swiss Re Building, informally referred to as' The Gherkin') is a skyscraper in London's financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004. With 40 floors, the tower is 180 metres (591 ft) tall.<br /> <br /> After the plans to build the Millennium Tower were dropped, the current building was designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers, and was erected by Skanska in 2001–2003<br /> <br /> This shot was taken as a long exposure using a 10 stop ND filter on my 11-16mm f2.8 Tokina, tripod mounted to capture some cloud movement.</p> Wed, 16 May 2012 11:46:34 -0700 2012-03-10T13:44:01-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Gadget333) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7210977970 51.514349 -0.080254 51.514349 -0.080254 44418 The Gherkin - Changing Times <p>30 St Mary Axe (formerly the Swiss Re Building, informally referred to as' The Gherkin') is a skyscraper in London's financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May 2004. With 40 floors, the tower is 180 metres (591 ft) tall.<br /> <br /> After the plans to build the Millennium Tower were dropped, the current building was designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers, and was erected by Skanska in 2001–2003<br /> <br /> This shot was taken as a long exposure using a 10 stop ND filter on my 11-16mm f2.8 Tokina, tripod mounted to capture some cloud movement.</p> Gadget333 uk london church architecture 30stmaryaxe thegherkin faberge flickraward nikonflickraward flickrtravelaward elmundopormontera