London in my eyes

30 St Mary Axe

This is a skyscraper in the City of London.

The building has become an iconic symbol of London and is

one of the city's most widely recognized examples of modern

architecture.30 St Mary Axe informally known as "the Gherkin“. It really looks like a gherkin.

The City of London

Today the City is a mostly commercial district.

Many people know that the City is the historic heart of

London. But it isn't all about history

or historic buildings. There has been plenty of

construction activity in the 20th and early 21st century.

City Hall

City Hall is home to the Mayor of London. It is located on the bank of the River Thames near

Tower Bridge. It was designed by 

Norman Foster and opened in July 2002.

The nickname of the building is Pretty Egg.

The Shard The Shard is the newest and tallest skyscraper in London.

The tower has a viewing gallery and open-air

observation deck . The Shard is clad entirely in glass. It

reminds us of a house of cards. The corners of The Shard are

open and the shards don't touch, which helps with air

circulation inside the building. The tower is 310 meters tall.

Ravensbourne College of Design

and Communication

Ravensbourne  is located on the Greenwich Peninsula in

London. The facade is composed of aluminum tiles in

three different shapes and colours. The tiled façade is

perforated with round windows of varying sizes,

with two rows of windows per floor to provide views of the

surrounding city.

Millennium Dome

The Millennium Dome is a stadium. It is a huge metal tent lying on a bend of the Thames

near Greenwich.

It is the largest single-roofed building in the world, tall

enough to accommodate Nelson’s

Column standing upright, or the Eiffel Tower on its side.

Residential buildings