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The Most Iconic Contemporary Buildings In London



Here is a list of the most iconic contemporary buildings in London

30 St. Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

30 St Mary Axe is a commercial skyscraper in London’s primary financial district, the City of London. It was completed in December 2003 and opened in April 2004. With 41 floors, it is 180 meters (591 ft) tall and stands on the sites of the former Baltic Exchange and Chamber of Shipping, which was extensively damaged in 1992 in the Baltic Exchange bombing by a device placed by the Provisional IRA in St Mary Axe, a narrow street leading north from Leadenhall Street.

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Millennium Bridge

The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City of London. It is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. Construction began in 1998, and it initially opened on 10 June 2000.
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