The Gherkin or the 30 St Mary Axe is
a skyscraper in London,
It opened in 2004 and it
is 180 metres tall! You
can see it from 30 km
away. There are 18 lifts
in the Gherkin. They can
go very fast. If you don't
like lifts, there are 1,037
steps! The Gherkin is
very famous and you
can see it in some films,
too!
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During the summer holidays, I visited St. Petersburg with my grandmother. It turned out to be the time of the "white nights". We often walked around the city in the evenings, when it was light, almost like during the day. The weather was cool, despite the summer. In the evenings, we wore sweaters or jackets.
Of course, we walked along the Neva bank, visited Vasilyevsky Island. We saw the statue of the Bronze Horseman. We also saw the Peter and Paul Fortress with a sharp, like a needle, spire. In the evening, it was highlighted by neon lights. One day, late in the evening, we even caught a moment when the Palace Bridge was divorced. And we visited the park of Peter the First.