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'''30 St Mary Axe''', often simply referred to as '''the Gherkin''', was a building in [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=81}}) The Gherkin and surrounding buildings were foremost considered to be the [[City of London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=71}}) | '''30 St Mary Axe''', often simply referred to as '''the Gherkin''', was a building in [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=81}}) The Gherkin and surrounding buildings were foremost considered to be the [[City of London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=71}}) | ||
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Construction work on the tower was completed in [[2004]], including the fitting of over 24000 square metres of glass. It was 40-storeys high and stood at a height of 180 metres. When it was built, it was considered one of the tallest buildings in London, and had a 360-degree view over the city. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=81}}) | Construction work on the tower was completed in [[2004]], including the fitting of over 24000 square metres of glass. It was 40-storeys high and stood at a height of 180 metres. When it was built, it was considered one of the tallest buildings in London, and had a 360-degree view over the city. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=81}}) | ||
[[UNIT]] concealed something inside the Gherkin during its construction that they wished to conceal from the public. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)}}) | [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] concealed something inside the Gherkin during its construction that they wished to conceal from the public. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)}}) | ||
On [[25 December]] [[2006]], the glass windows of the Gherkin were shattered by a shockwave caused by the [[Sycorax]] [[Sycorax spaceship|ship]] entering the atmosphere. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | On [[25 December]] [[2006]], the glass windows of the Gherkin were shattered by a shockwave caused by the [[Sycorax]] [[Sycorax spaceship|ship]] entering the atmosphere. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
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When the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] arrived in London during the [[Hyperion (species)|Hyperion]] invasion of [[2015]], the Doctor proved to Clara that they were in her own time by pointing out the Gherkin and the [[The Shard|Shard]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hyperion Empire (comic story)|The Hyperion Empire]]'') | When the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] arrived in London during the [[Hyperion (species)|Hyperion]] invasion of [[2015]], the Doctor proved to Clara that they were in her own time by pointing out the Gherkin and the [[The Shard|Shard]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hyperion Empire (comic story)|The Hyperion Empire]]'') | ||
By late [[2023]], [[UNIT HQ, City of London|UNIT HQ]] was located near the Gherkin. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)|timestamp=00:49:15}}) | By late [[2023]], [[UNIT HQ, City of London|UNIT HQ]] was located near the Gherkin. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)|timestamp=00:49:15}}) | ||
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At some point, the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] welcomed [[individual (Travel Through Time and Space)|an individual]] into [[the TARDIS]] in [[21st century London|London]], with the Gherkin visible as part of London's skyline. ([[EXHIBIT]]: {{cs|Travel Through Time and Space (exhibit)}}) | |||
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Revision as of 13:52, 20 July 2024
- You may be looking for the vegetable.
30 St Mary Axe, often simply referred to as the Gherkin, was a building in London. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Everything Changes","page":"81","chaptnum":"3","1":"The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"}) The Gherkin and surrounding buildings were foremost considered to be the City of London. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Everything Changes","page":"71","chaptnum":"3","1":"The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"})
History
Construction work on the tower was completed in 2004, including the fitting of over 24000 square metres of glass. It was 40-storeys high and stood at a height of 180 metres. When it was built, it was considered one of the tallest buildings in London, and had a 360-degree view over the city. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Everything Changes","page":"81","chaptnum":"3","1":"The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"})
UNIT concealed something inside the Gherkin during its construction that they wished to conceal from the public. (PROSE: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (novelisation)"])
On 25 December 2006, the glass windows of the Gherkin were shattered by a shockwave caused by the Sycorax ship entering the atmosphere. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
The Tenth Doctor once encountered the Slitheen on top of the Gherkin and lost his sonic screwdriver. (COMIC: Hear No Evil)
When the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald arrived in London during the Hyperion invasion of 2015, the Doctor proved to Clara that they were in her own time by pointing out the Gherkin and the Shard. (COMIC: The Hyperion Empire)
By late 2023, UNIT HQ was located near the Gherkin. (TV: The Star Beast [+]Loading...{"timestamp":"00:49:15","1":"The Star Beast (TV story)"})
Undated events
At some point, the Fifteenth Doctor welcomed an individual into the TARDIS in London, with the Gherkin visible as part of London's skyline. (EXHIBIT: Travel Through Time and Space [+]Loading...["Travel Through Time and Space (exhibit)"])
Other realities
In an alternate timeline, trains passed through the Gherkin. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
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