St Mary Axe, UK
From series “Glass Architecture - Impressive Villas and Buildings from Glass”Year: 2003. Height: 180 m.
On one of the vibrant streets in London has placed a great St Mary Axe skyscraper. It attracts a lot of views because of its marvellous glass façade. This 41-storey skyscraper was built in 2003. Nine-tenths rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows. The main part of the rooms is extended over the offices. The top floor has several magnificent restaurants and entertainment venues, that are open for everybody.
The inner decoration of the building has a lot of glass things. There you can see glass staircases and different separation walls. First floors of the skyscraper are open for tourists. St Mary Axe lay claim to the first ecological skyscraper in the world. It was named like the street Saint Mary Axe where it is located. Apart from the glass façade, the building has a unique peculiarity – it has no angles. It makes the building resistant to the gush of wind.
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Supermarket: 'Marks And Spencer' in 0.21 km
Parking: 'Marek Motorbike Parking' in 0.13 km
Apotheek: 'Boots' in 0.16 km
Police station: 'British Transport Police' in 0.36 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'The Sterling' in 0 km
Railway station: 'London Fenchurch Street' in 0.36 km
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