30 St Mary Axe nearly oblivious to the tower's existence until directly underneath it. The building was constructed by Skanska, completed in December 2003 and opened on 28 April 2004. The primary occupant of the building is Swiss Re, a global reinsurance company, which had the building commissioned as the head office for its UK operation. The tower is thus sometimes known as the Swiss Re Building, although this name has never been official and has more recently fallen out of favour, since the company's main headquarters is in Zurich and the Gherkin name has become more popular. The building uses energy-saving methods which
St Mary at the Elms St Mary at the Elms St Mary at the Elms is a Church of England church in Ipswich, England. The church has a Norman south doorway. The nave and north aisle are perpendicular gothic. The north chapel and chancel date from 1883. It is a high Anglican Church and affiliated to Forward in Faith. It houses the statue of Our Lady of Ipswich, which is a copy of a statue in Nettuno that was originally in Ipswich In July 2010 it was damaged by fire. The organ is by Hunter and dates from 1912. Details of the organ can be