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Places of interest in E16
There is a small bus station adjoining the station with buses to Plaistow and London City Airport.
Signage on eastbound platform
The Royal Victoria Dock closed to commercial traffic in 1981 but it is still accessible to shipping. The centre's waterfront location is used when it hosts the annual London Boat Show, with visiting vessels able to moor alongside the centre; for example the 2005 show was visited by HMS Sutherland The exhibition building itself consists of two column-free, rectangular, subdividable halls of approximately 479,493 square feet (approximately 44,546 mē) each on either side of a central boulevard containing catering facilities and information points. There are also three sets of function rooms, one overlooking the water, another above the western end of the central boulevard, and the third on the north side of the building. These are used for smaller meetings, seminars, presentations and corporate hospitality. There are 5 hotels, more than 30 bars and restaurants plus 3700 parking spaces on the campus. In April 2009, ExCeL played host to the 2009 G20 London summit.
St Mary Axe was a medieval parish in London whose name survives on the street it formerly occupied, St Mary Axe. The church itself was demolished in 1561 and its parish united with that of St Andrew Undershaft, which is on the corner of St Mary Axe and Leadenhall Street. The name derives from the combination of the church dedicated to the Virgin Mary and a neighbouring tavern, which prominently displayed a sign with an axe image.
The building was constructed by Skanska, completed in December 2003 and opened on 28 April 2004.[2] The primary occupant of the building is Swiss Re, a global reinsurance company, who had the building commissioned as the head office for their UK operation. The tower is sometimes known as "Swiss Re Tower", although this name is not official.[17]
Information by Wikipedia.com
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