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{{wikipediainfo|30 St Mary Axe}} | |||
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|aka = 30 St Mary Axe | |||
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|location = [[City of London]] | |||
|first cs = The Christmas Invasion (TV story) | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Hear No Evil (comic story)|Hear No Evil]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John (TV story)|The Bells of Saint John]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''|[[TV]]: {{cs|Face the Raven (TV story)}}|[[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]''|[[WC]]: {{cs|The Promise (webcast)}}|[[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}}|[[EXHIBIT]]: {{cs|Travel Through Time and Space (exhibit)}}}} | |||
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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}}) | |||
== 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]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=81}}) | |||
[[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]]'') | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] once encountered the [[Slitheen]] on top of the Gherkin and lost his [[ | The [[Tenth Doctor]] once encountered the [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]] on top of the Gherkin and lost his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hear No Evil (comic story)|Hear No Evil]]'') | ||
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}}) | |||
At some point after 2023, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}}) 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)}}) | |||
== | === Other realities === | ||
[[File:Train Wedding of River Song.jpg|thumb|left|The Gherkin in [[River Song's World]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')]] | |||
In an [[River Song's World|alternate timeline]], [[train]]s passed through the Gherkin. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') | In an [[River Song's World|alternate timeline]], [[train]]s passed through the Gherkin. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') | ||
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[[Category:City of London]] | |||
[[Category:London buildings]] | [[Category:London buildings]] | ||
[[Category:London landmarks]] | |||
[[Category:Buildings from the real world]] | [[Category:Buildings from the real world]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Buildings visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:02, 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
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)"})
At some point after 2023, (TV: The Star Beast [+]Loading...["The Star Beast (TV story)"]) 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an alternate timeline, trains passed through the Gherkin. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
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