London's skyline The Canaletto effect

摘要

St paul's cathedral has been an architec-tural symbol of London for centuries. But Sir Christopher Wren's dome will soon be rivalled by a skyscraper designed by Norman Foster, nicknamed the "erotic gherkin" for its curvaceous form. And the gherkin is not alone: architects and developers are planning a flotilla of new skyscrapers to strain necks across the capital.