What are these buildings in London?

Question

I regularly see these buildings but never know what they are. Can you help?

They are 2 shiny buildings stood near oneanother, i think they have like some spiralling lines going up them, with a pointy top.

And they have been used both in the Sugababes' music video for 'About You Now' (right at the start) and the advert for Dunhill London fragrance.

Answer 1

The Gherkin and Lloyds insurance building..perhaps

Answer 2

One famous [new] London landmark is the Swiss Re building, known to us Londoners as the gherkin.  The link below will get you some photographs of Swiss Re in London.

http://www.qype.co.uk/place/63886--The-G...

This next link also gets you a picture of Swiss Re in London and other strange art-works. . . .

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl...

Answer 3

I think its called the gherkin. Theres one in manchester as well,

Hope that helped - type 'the gherkin' into google images.

Hope i helped :-)

Answer 4

The pointy one is called the cucumber,It is an insurance company head quarters,French design.Not sure what the other one is.

Answer 5

The building at the start of that vid is 30 St Mary Axe...more usualy known as the gherkin