September 21, 2003
The Erotic Gherkin
So here it is. I understand the correct unofficial moniker has 'erotic' in it! DJ's picture with The Tower in the foreground has a significance which possilby even he didn't realise when he took it. The address of the new building is 30 St. Mary Axe. The axe, of course, having played a prominent part in the history of the Tower of London.
More pictures of London taken by DJ.
Posted by Joe at September 21, 2003 07:51 PMThe sky and clouds are much more clear in the original photo. Pity.
Posted by: DJ at September 21, 2003 08:12 PMMust be because I've constricted the size. Still, people can go to your site to see the original.
Posted by: Joe at September 21, 2003 08:43 PMSorry, no I meant on the original original, a 1.3MB digital file. Some detail gets lost in jpeg conversion.
Posted by: DJ at September 21, 2003 09:16 PMdo you know - that's the first I've seen of it? It's quite lovely, actually.
Posted by: Lisa at September 21, 2003 09:48 PMI'm totally taken with it. I'll be snapping away when I go to London next.
Posted by: Joe at September 22, 2003 08:52 AMSacreblue! Where did that come from. Lord Cyrano and myself were only trolling down the Thames last summer (2002) and we never saw this slimmer version of Ken Livingstone's abode!
If you go to the sites I've linked to on the Sep. 20 entry, you'll find out a little (lot?) more, but I think they didn't have the main structure up when you were gamboling down the Thames with H.R.H. Cyrano.
Posted by: Joe at September 23, 2003 11:31 PMHi
I found this site because it is linking to mine. I just wanted to add that The architect of this building is Norman Foster he also designed the nec City Hall on the other side of the river opposite to the Tower. Londoners call the city hall "the testicle" . So there you go...an erotic gherkin and a testicle!
Posted by: ludwig at September 28, 2003 06:56 PMHi Ludwig,
Thanks for the additional info. Is the 20 St. Mary Axe site yours?
Posted by: Joe at September 29, 2003 12:13 AMOK, I see it now. Your site is the 'work in progress' link in the post the day before. Nice site!
Posted by: Joe at September 29, 2003 12:15 AMThis is the first I've heard of it never mind seen it! I know I've been up to my eyes in nappies and baby puke but really... Henry is there every day and has never mentioned it. I feel like I'm living on a different planet.
Posted by: Honey at September 30, 2003 06:50 PMI doubt I would have heard about it unless I'd seen it on DJ's website. Wait until a certain FX dealer is in gainful employment again and get his crowd to engineer an invitation to the private restaurant up at the top!
Posted by: Joe at September 30, 2003 09:29 PMIt's on the cover of Brutus (Japanese magazine) this month.
Posted by: DJ at October 6, 2003 10:37 AM