The Gherkin

elaine: 30th Mar 2005 - 14:21 GMT

Re: The Gherkin

my friend tried to film outside the gherkin and the security men got very angry - it seems it is a breach of copyright of the architect... i think this is an interesting idea as well as shocking and crap

Peter: 30th Mar 2005 - 14:30 GMT

the same thing happened to my wife when she was taking the photo for this entry at rockefeller center in nyc... go figure!

nuria: 31st Mar 2005 - 10:31 GMT

The Guggenheim-Museum in Bilbao tried to forbid fotos from the outside, too. Finally they had to admid that it's imposible to establish a copyright for buildings in public spaces.

fuzzytank: 31st Mar 2005 - 10:49 GMT

international rule => if you are on a public right of way you can take any photo you want. thats it. If a security guard wants to battle thats his right he will loose in an official court, however if he wants to beat the ass of whoever is holdin the camera a court date might not be in the photographers best intrest. My input... keep smiling an feign innocence make them laugh an you will get away....

jen: 1st Apr 2005 - 23:47 GMT

Re: The Gherkin

I was just out there today, and people were snapping anyway without any problems...?

elaine: 14th Apr 2005 - 10:39 GMT

filming is different, i think it makes their eyes go all dollar signs

elaine: 19th Apr 2005 - 10:45 GMT

Re: The Gherkin's windows open! I was watching a 2 hour docco (!) on TV the other day and it seems that part of the innovation of the design is that the windows open making it 40%more energy efficient than comparative square structures that need year round airconditioning. imagine being able to open a window in a building that high! top marks I say, and the reorientation of architects as engineers - very unbauhaus, and strangely considering what it looks like, very british

Peter: 19th Apr 2005 - 13:05 GMT

thats cool- i can see a couple of em open in the above photo. such a lovely building- nice to know it was engineered as well as it looks.

Nora: 22nd Apr 2005 - 11:58 GMT

Fabulous building, I reckon the designer lost a lotta sleep thinking up those ideas.

fuzzytank: 23rd May 2005 - 07:58 GMT

sooooo
did the belfast article get capped?
anyways i finally had something 'constructive' to add to it (as opposed to photos of piggies)

had a friend workin on a project lookin at this here gherkin
the true name of which i guess we dont mention

anyways i heard the only reason it got built was cause the site was an existing building that was destroyed by an IRA bombing....

Its interesting that the rants and raves went on and on over the murals but ignored this bombed an rebuilt site. I dont pretend to know the real story but if theres that much energy given to that one thread i was suprised not to see anything here or on one of the other gherkin postings....

that or the ones writing the rants dont really know that much about what they are talking about

elaine: 23rd May 2005 - 08:15 GMT

fuzzytank - lets take your last comment first... would be my guess
lots of bombsites from WW2 mainly shape the higgledy piggledyness of london - after the big fire, that is, and there was a bomb in the city, which i didn't look at the epicentre of, but the location would fit what i did see, which was a lot of glass out nearby, you need peace for glass buildings, really. it looked like the aftermath of a party that got aout of hand, all the vertical blinds flapping out in the wind. also there was a bomb around that time near canary wharf, but the rebuilding has been unremarkable, and there is so much building round there, all new, that you can't tell which one it was.

has the gherkin got a 'true' name? what's in a name, fuzzytank?

Polymorph: 10th Sep 2005 - 04:08 GMT

Did anyone else happen to notice that it looks like a giant phallus?

steelisreal: 10th Sep 2005 - 04:54 GMT

thats why its called the erotic gherkin

I used to live in kennington an you could see it being built from my 3rd floor flat and it was all lit up in so many colors and we used to call it the big bright dildo

ian: 10th Sep 2005 - 16:31 GMT

Is 1 Canary Wharf outside the city proper, then? It's much taller than that, is it not?

elaine: 10th Sep 2005 - 18:20 GMT

yeah, it's the isle of dogs which is somewhat east. it was bombed and it was docks so one way and another it was pretty run down and the canary wharf and chums buildings were a stab at regeneration

Mayuri: 1st Oct 2005 - 21:29 GMT

i went on london visits wiv my architecture class frm college...as we went 2 visit Gherkin...wich iz a nickname for 'Swiss Re Tower'. it was an fabulous building...it a high tech building...evry1 took photos or waheva..but the only prob thing was ...we wasnt allow 2 go inside 2 take a pics of spiral inside...:(....im nt happy...i wanted 2 see the spiral inside...:(:(..oh wel...
this is my 1st time i been 2 diz site...i got thru this site frm search....

Drabbers: 18th Jan 2006 - 20:11 GMT

the gherkin is cool, and pickled in vinegar, mmmm... pickles.... oops thats not about this article, sorry about that

dawg: 25th Feb 2006 - 13:04 GMT

the gherkin is cool, and pickled in vinegar, mmmm... pickles.... oops thats not about that :-) ..
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Mary: 12th Mar 2006 - 17:50 GMT

I think it's a fantastic sight WELL STRUCTURED AND ADDS something
of special mystery to the London skyline.

Gavin: 30th Mar 2006 - 11:07 GMT

Does anyone know if you can abseil down the side of it ? I heard there is a company doing this.

Darren Gunn: 13th Apr 2006 - 22:50 GMT

I love this building. London has a new landmark that is unique. I am so proud to have this as part of my capital city. The architecht deserves any awards that are given.
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Brenda: 3rd May 2006 - 18:07 GMT

My brother is a chef in the restaurant on the top floors of The Gherkin, i wish i had such a cool outlook from my office! - cool or what!?

Carley: 3rd Jun 2006 - 14:09 GMT

I think the Gherkin is sooo unique and its a great place to vist and im so proud to have this part of my capital city !!!!!!!!!11

Carley: 3rd Jun 2006 - 14:09 GMT

I think the Gherkin is sooo unique and its a great place to vist and im so proud to have this part of my capital city !!!!!!!!!11

Carley: 3rd Jun 2006 - 14:09 GMT

I think the Gherkin is sooo unique and its a great place to vist and im so proud to have this part of my capital city !!!!!!!!!11

Carley: 3rd Jun 2006 - 14:11 GMT

ooops sorry but it shows how much i love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tamara : 3rd Jun 2006 - 14:14 GMT

I LOVE THE GHERKIN ITS SOOO COOL AND UNIQUE ISNT IT GREAT AND ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT DONT LIKE IT YOUR SOOO CRAZY ME AND CARLEY LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!1 OOOOPS

anon (212.219.247.229): 12th Jun 2006 - 13:24 GMT

The gherkin is spectacuar!!! We went 2 c ut 2day!! Sara N Erin

Ben: 13th Jun 2006 - 12:48 GMT

The actual name for the Gherkin is 30 St Mary Axe, which is just the address - boring. It's built on the site of the old Baltic Exchange which was blown up by an IRA bomb in April 1992.

It's a very cool building. You can see it from almost anywhere in central London. Apparently there are more innovative sky scrapers due in London soon.

QueenKoolKat15: 23rd Jan 2007 - 17:05 GMT

i saw it on a boat trip on the river thames last year

poulet: 13th Feb 2007 - 23:11 GMT

strange,taking photos of the gherkin is not allowed.I was taking photos of aircraft landing at heathrow the other day and was surprised security didnt pounce on me(surely more potentially dangerous!

joey: 13th Mar 2007 - 05:10 GMT

i saw it in a movie. dirty pretty things. with inside shots as well.

Luiz Carlos Alvarenga- Brazil - Teixeira de Freitas - Ba: 26th Mar 2007 - 02:16 GMT

This incredible structure !!!!!!!I love this building

Janet Creed Canterbury Kent: 12th Apr 2007 - 20:35 GMT

Could anyone tell me if there is an open day coming up to tour the Gherkin as l would love to have a look around. It really is an amazing building?

gesls: 10th May 2007 - 15:41 GMT

I work in the Gherkin, and it is not as great as you all think, day in day out it gets tiresome

Peter: 11th May 2007 - 02:27 GMT

gesls... post some photos! we'd love to see pics of your tiresome life...

babes : 20th Jun 2007 - 15:36 GMT

this building is so cool and it is so big i went and saw it a bit ago it is marvalouse

anon (d14-69-18-230.try.wideopenwest.com): 27th Jun 2007 - 00:32 GMT

when did they put up the gherkin ?????????

steve: 15th Sep 2007 - 07:56 GMT

I am about to start work there, and cannot believe someone would say they would tire of it. The views are amazing. The person who claimed they find it tiresome is either lying or hasn't worked in other offices before.

Ah kan: 15th Oct 2007 - 14:35 GMT

exactly!! this is just an iconic, amazing, adorable piece of architecture!! the gherkin was built between 2001-2004! amazing errrr!!!!!

Jeff: 2nd Jan 2008 - 18:39 GMT

What a beautiful building! It gives me another BIG reason to visit London. I understand that the structure is "green." What exactly does that mean?

Billy Carbino: 16th Feb 2008 - 19:05 GMT

the gurken is massive and i thing thay chose the right country and place to put well done builders

Ariana: 20th Feb 2008 - 19:48 GMT

The Gherkin is amazing. I have never been to London or been in person with it but it looks amazing and who ever built it....GOOD WORK...!!!!

Maddy Hodson: 17th Jun 2008 - 20:50 GMT

A dream of a building. hope London feel very proud of this structure.
Love it Love it Love it.
well done.

Widow of a Geordie: 22nd Jun 2008 - 17:36 GMT

We saw it on our last trip from the US in April 2004. Glad he got to see it as he died that August.

Also sharing the pics with my sister who's another Anglophile.

verògvkr dknkvnkvf: 22nd Jun 2008 - 22:02 GMT

yes hai ragione.... i can't see this supposta.. it's very longer