Art Resource - AR9451582

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Church of St Andrew Undershaft and the Gherkin, City of London, 2012. The 1894 London Building Act restricted the height of buildings until these regulations were relaxed in the 1950s and the boom in tall buildings began. The tower of the church of St Andrew Undershaft dates from the 15th century, and for centuries it dominated buildings in Leadenhall Street, particularly after the addition of corner pinnacles and a turret in 1883. Many buildings beyond the church were destroyed by fire in 1893, and replaced by the Baltic Mercantile & Shipping Exchange and other commercial buildings. The Baltic Exchange was badly damaged by an IRA bomb in 1992, and made way for 30 St Mary Axe, popularly known as the Gherkin, which was designed by Foster and Partners and completed in 2004.

Unique Identifier AR9451582

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2258px × 3668px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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