Gherkin

One of London’s modern icons celebrates its tenth birthday.

Financial sector now desperately trying to excavate crock of gold.

The City of London gets all arty with four new sculptures.

It’s going to be hot in the city this weekend.

So, who’s up for 1,037 steps?

Poems about our capital: a strange tale of pickling in Brixton.

A 150m-tall building shaped like a cucumber could be built in Paddington Basin.

Inside the Gherkin helmet by Mike King Over 250 people took on the NSPCC’s Step Change challenge yesterday to mount the 38 floors of 30 St Mary Axe and take in the view from the head of the erotic gherkin having raised plenty of quids …

The Gherkin has long been a favourite plaything for photoshoppers. In previous instalments of Touch Up London, it’s been mechanised, launched into space, sliced into edible portions and donated to the Royal Guards as headgear. This latest effort by Beyondcraziness (Flickr) shows the iconic skyscraper …

Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective lap and we’ll see what we can move from …