According to Atnhropologist, Archaeologist and co-director of the Warsaqw Mummy Project Marzen Ozarek-Szilke the acidification process of the fetus was similar to the “Gherkin in a barrel effect”.

In fact, its size and shape are so radical that it is almost immediately nicknamed ‘the erotic gherkin’. Will the Gherkin become the landmark they all dream of?

Which brings us to 30 St Mary’s Axe – more commonly known as The Gherkin – which successfully mixed iconic and aesthetically pleasing when it opened in 2004. The tower, a prize-winning ...

Which brings us to 30 St Mary’s Axe – more commonly known as The Gherkin – which successfully mixed iconic and aesthetically pleasing when it opened in 2004. The tower, a prize-winning ...