In London, the famous skyscraper "Cucumber" is put up for sale

The most famous skyscraper of the London City - the so -called "cucumber" (Gherkin) - is put up for sale for a minimum amount of 650 million pounds (1.1 billion dollars), reports The Guardian .

A 40-story building 180 meters high was built according to the project of the famous British architect Norman Foster and commissioned in 2004. In shape, the skyscraper resembles a cucumber, for which it received the appropriate name.

The building is also often called "Mary EX" because of his address-30 St. Mary ex. In 2007, the German company IVG Immobilien and the British Foundation of Evans Randall jointly purchased it from the largest company SWISS RE for 630 million pounds ($ 1 billion).

In recent years, IVG Immobilien has had problems with paying debts, in 2013 this company declared itself insolvent. As Deloitte announced by the administrator, as a result of changes in currencies and interest rates, the volume of debts, the guarantee of which is a skyscraper, has increased significantly. As a result, in April of this year, it was announced the transfer of the building to external management with the prospect of sale. Now the skyscraper is put up on the market by administrators who hope to attract at least 650 million pounds, ITAR-TASS reports.

Real estate agents of the British capital believe that interest in the acquisition of a famous skyscraper is likely from foreign investors.