the Gherkin

the Gherkin

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  • The Gherkin — 30 St Mary Axe (Swiss Re Tower) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • the Gherkin — UK [ˈɡɜː(r)kɪn] / US [ˈɡɜrkɪn] a tall curved building in central London, designed by the famous architect Norman Foster …   English dictionary

  • (the) Swiss Re Tower — the Swiss Re Tower [the Swiss Re Tower] a tall office building in the City of London, the head office of the Swiss Reinsurance Company, which opened in 2004. Its unusual round shape which narrows to a point at the top has led to it being called… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Gherkin — This article is about the fruit. For the London skyscraper known as the Gherkin, see 30 St Mary Axe. Gherkin Details Species Cucumis sa …   Wikipedia

  • Gherkin — 30 St Mary Axe (Swiss Re Tower) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • The Christmas Invasion — 167 – The Christmas Invasion Doctor Who episode The recently regenerated Doctor battles the Sycorax Leader on the Sycorax ship above London …   Wikipedia

  • gherkin — small cucumber used for pickling, 1660s, from early modern Du. gurken, augurken (late 16c.) small pickled cucumber, from E.Fris. augurk cucumber, probably from a Balto Slavic source (Cf. Polish ogórek cucumber ), possibly ultimately from Medieval …   Etymology dictionary

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