Image description: Geometric glass panel patterns of the Gherkin - 30 St Mary Axe or Swiss Re building - rising against deep blue sky in late afternoon sunlight, The City, London.

The Gherkin, designed by architects Foster and Partners, is an environmentally sophisticated, 40 storey, diagonal steel structure with spiralling lightwells at the heart of London's financial district.

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