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Reading event "Building the Gherkin" - Reply to this / 2 comment(s)
"Just a month and a day after the September 11 attack, the first steel beam of a new skyscraper is erected in London.

One question is on everybody's mind: is it the right decision to build an iconic tower in the midst of London's financial district, on a site that has already been bombed?

The 40-storey steel and glass construction goes on to spark further controversy. Its size and shape are so radical that it is immediately nicknamed ' The Erotic Gherkin'.

Will the Gherkin become the landmark Foster and his team dream of?"

Looks like an interesting film, it's really become part of the London skyline too.

http://https://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/e... 

Start date Start date: Wed Jun 21, 2006 19:30 PM
End date End date: Wed Jun 21, 2006 23:59 PM

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  1. The Gherkin by carpas, 234 days ago

    I hope nothing happens to the Gherkin building I have friends who clean the windows on it. I used to drive pass it everyday and think it should have been called The Sore Thumb. Not a nice looking building.

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    1. Re: The Gherkin by suttree, 234 days ago

      I had a friend who helped install the light on the top of Canary Wharf - brave people, indeed.

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