In front of the Gherkin is a sculpture of bicycle wheels. simply titled "Stainless Steel" by artist Ai Weiwei. A comment on how the thousands of bicycles was seen on the streets of Beijing are steadily being replaced by cars.
I couldn't help but think about the towering glass and steel buildings that surround the work and the number of cyclists who have been killed in the city go London.
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