Each floor rotates five degrees from the last and the only curved piece of glass on the entire building is at the very top. The Gherkin won the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Priz ...

The Gherkin in St Mary Axe, near Aldgate — previously known as the Swiss Re building— is an icon on the skyline, 591ft tall with an observation deck on the top floor. The nickname comes from ...