Amazing Building : The Gherskin

Hello guys! Now, I'll tell you about a building, which i think is pretty cool. Can you guess what? I'll give you some clues.

1. It is egg-like shaped
2. It is located in London
3. It made its appearance at Detective Conan vol.

If your answer is The Gherkin then you are right!

The Gherkin is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. With 41 floors, the tower is 180 metres (591 ft) tall and stands on a street called St. Mary Axe, on the former site of the Baltic Exchange, which was extensively damaged in 1992 by the explosion of a bomb placed by the Provisional IRA.

After the plans to build the Millennium Tower were dropped, 30 St Mary Axe was designed by Norman Foster and Arup engineers,and was erected by Skanska in 2001–2003.

The building has become an iconic symbol of London and is one of the city's most widely recognised examples of contemporary architecture.

Let's peek the inside of The Gherskin!!

How beautiful!!

The building’s unique form is a response to the constraints of its site. Its shape appears less bulky than a rectangular block, creating public space at street level. It also offers minimal resistance to wind, improving the environment for people on the ground and reducing the load on the building