ourbania - landmark building - Comments

The shape is really nice and

BobTheBuilder — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:10:09 +0100

The shape is really nice and it welcomes every visitor of Fankfurt who is driving towards the city center from the Autobahn 5.

3D model

ourbaniac — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:38:32 +0100

Have a look on the 3D model:

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=9f776a35349082e81c432...

Also have a look here

ourbaniac — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:41:55 +0100

I found another site which gives some more impressions of this building:
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Bradbury_Building.html

It reminds me of some buildings I have seen in Africa, especially the stairs and the iron balustrade.

IRA bombing site

ourbaniac — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:33:07 +0100

The Gherkin was built on a site where the Baltic Exchange was bombed and by the IRA in 1992.

The Gherkin then opened its gates in 2004.

The Gherkin

timo — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:30:06 +0100

Also called "The Gherkin"...sometimes even "Love Gherkin"....don't ask me why ;)

London skyline

Alex — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:06:43 +0200

This Norman Foster design has quickly become part of the London skyline.

The city's landmark

clapam — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:25:51 +0200

This is a true masterpiece of Sir Foster. David Littlejohn of Wallstreet Journal called it "the most ingenious and elegant new scyscraper built anywhere in the world for at least 30 years".