30 St. Mary Axe - the new headquarters for Swiss Re is located in the heart of The City of London on the site where the Baltic exchange building used to stand and very close to the by now classic Lloyds Building (Richard Rogers 1978). The tower is an important addition to the city’s skyline. With its distinctive ‘inflated’ bullet form and 40-story height it stands out as an icon from the cluster of buildings that make up London's financial centre “The City.” In fact it is the second highest structure in that area of town and is also the first tall structure to be built in ‘heritage conscious London’ since the 1970’s. >>>
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