^^ I prefer to wait until they have washed the windows.:)

Little Ryugyong ? haaa.. :p

The only resemblance is that it are both pyramid-shaped buildings.

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Early Morning Sun over City Hall, Shard, More London & HMS Belfast (http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothyfhart/6539443889/) by timothyhart (http://www.flickr.com/people/timothyfhart/), on Flickr

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Early Morning Sun over More London & City Hall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothyfhart/6539436825/) by timothyhart (http://www.flickr.com/people/timothyfhart/), on Flickr

^^

I love this very short moment of the morning to take pictures. The colours are very rich and the image is quite sharp.

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Very nice pictures! Good job!

Another fresh night shot :)

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:)

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Tablet PC of course, is this easy to use ah! Ainol Novo7 Basic Tablet PC 7 Inch Android 3.2 Dual Camera 8GB HDMI 1080P Black http://cha.la/78rl

20/12/2011

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Nice little video ^^^^

updates :cheers:

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Slightly offtopic, just wondering how much will it cost to go to the observation deck of the shard???

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So cool, really great skyline. :cheers:

There are mostly stunning photos in this thread. Good for you dear photographers!

Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22818a0c-2c98-11e1-8cca-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1gvjWOmiR)

Neither 9/11 nor the financial crisis has blunted the urge to build tall

http://im.media.ft.com/content/images/a61407e8-2cd2-11e1-b485-00144feabdc0.img

Cass Gilbert, architect of New York’s Woolworth Building, called skyscrapers “machines for making the land pay”. But skyscrapers were always more about ego than profit.

By the southern end of London Bridge, early 2012 will bring the topping out of the £700m ($1.1bn) Shard, the tallest building in the European Union. Across the Thames, The Pinnacle, the City of London’s own loftiest tower, is being built. This year, the construction was announced in Jeddah of the world record-breaking Kingdom Tower, which at 1km-plus high would top Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.

Costly to build, hard to negotiate: why do developers keep trying to go so high? “You have to pay a lot more upfront but you want it to be an iconic design, one that people want to be involved in and one they want to keep,” says Khalid Affara, head of Arab Investments, the group behind the 288 metre Pinnacle. “It means you have guaranteed longevity.”

After aircraft smashed into New York’s Twin Towers a decade ago, there was a moment when it seemed the skyscraper would for ever embody the fear of catastrophe. Yet the Freedom Tower being built beside the Ground Zero site displays the skyscraper’s surprising resilience. The risk for developers is more that by having so much of their ego vested in the project, they forget to pay attention to economic realities.

..........

Can´t wait to see then ...

The Shard looks very cool is these pics! :)

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Shard London Bridge - London, England - September, 2011 - 007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/artefaqscorporation/6559106299/) by Artefaqs (http://www.flickr.com/people/artefaqscorporation/), on Flickr

Nice shot...:okay:

The last bit is taking forever!

^^ I prefer to wait until they have washed the windows.:)

Originally Posted by bamz.. View Post
Little Ryugyong ? haaa.. :p

The only resemblance is that it are both pyramid-shaped buildings.

Secondly Ryungyong Hotel is taller.

The last bit is taking forever!

...as long as you appreciate that there IS an inside to this building, right?

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The Shard from Borough Market (http://www.flickr.com/photos/macass/6564387543/) by Essex boy76 (http://www.flickr.com/people/macass/), on Flickr

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London at night from Tower Pier (http://www.flickr.com/photos/macass/6564386937/) by Essex boy76 (http://www.flickr.com/people/macass/), on Flickr

Merry Christmas and a happy new year everyone!
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what a great idea. Too bad, the color is light blue, I would have print it otherwise

...as long as you appreciate that there IS an inside to this building, right?

Certainly. I just appreciate the outside a lot more.

Taken by me on friday:

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London Tower Bridge - The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nielsxdevries/6568438193/) by nielsdevries (http://www.flickr.com/people/nielsxdevries/), on Flickr

We need a close up on the lower shard, looks like they're close to completing it. Happy Christmas everyone, or as our American brotherin would say, Happy Holidays!! :)

We need a close up on the lower shard, looks like they're close to completing it.


to xpost from uk thread :

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Certainly. I just appreciate the outside a lot more.

That's fair enough, but it'll be the main reason why it's taking 'ages' to finish the spire.

And why is that?

:cheers2:

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Shard London Bridge - London, England - September, 2011 - 007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/artefaqscorporation/6559106299/) by Artefaqs (http://www.flickr.com/people/artefaqscorporation/), on Flickr

lets get this bumped above the spam

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Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6568786495/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

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London Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6568786739/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

That glass looks clean again! ;)

That's magic, the glass colour is always changing :tongue2:

That's fair enough, but it'll be the main reason why it's taking 'ages' to finish the spire.
Actually I think they're focusing more on the glazing of the building, before they put the spire up.

That's magic, the glass colour is always changing :tongue2:

it actually depends on the sky if the sky was blue the cladding would look blue if the sky was grey it too would look grey cause the cladding reflects the light from the sky .

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Will there be a public observation deck at the top on this building? Great photographs!

truly a triumph. bravo.

truly a triumph. bravo.

^^ , definitely the best supertall under construction in the world, Shanghai tower sucks.

So I take it the Shard isn't going to top out by years end, which is this Saturday?

A few pix from last Thursday, making the most use of the pedestrian bridge over St Thomas Street before it was demolished

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...almost there...:)

The entrance looks good.

Nice set of photos.

^^ , definitely the best supertall under construction in the world, Shanghai tower sucks.

Shard is great. That's obviuos. But I guess that almost every skyscraper that is under construction sucks. That's why you should better wait with your opinion until it's done because it might be different. Of course, we'll see in several years.

i really love that building...and of course i´m so extremely jealous :D we need something like this here in germany too...!!

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This tower looks so alien and exciting at the site time, I'd love to go there one day.

It reminds me of Herzog and De Meuron's skyscraper proposal for Paris.

I've noticed that whenever you travel into London now (no matter where from) the Shard is the first thing you see and it's an instant icon of London. Fantastic.

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The Shard from platform six at London Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fstorr/6585928417/) by Francis Storr (http://www.flickr.com/people/fstorr/), on Flickr

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[QUOTE=cybertect;87007384]A few pix from last Thursday, making the most use of the pedestrian bridge over St Thomas Street before it was demolished


always enjoy your updates Rob.....good man.:cheers:

is there any special lighting on this beast for newyear eve ?

great look of tower wit the river near it in the picture super............

A couple of pictures by myself taken earlier tonight

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it is really getting there now! Kept it up!!

Do look at the patch of very clear glass in SO143's first photo. Looks like some polypropylene may have been removed.

The glass isn't merely clean. It's transparent.

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The Shard Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reds42/6558622521/) by Reds. (http://www.flickr.com/people/reds42/), on Flickr

Do look at the patch of very clear glass in SO143's first photo. Looks like some polypropylene may have been removed.

The glass isn't merely clean. It's transparent.

I think it's literally where the glass has been cleaned. The tower has gotten very dirty over the course of construction. Once it's finished and polished it'll look truly stunning. Some of the pictures we've had on here show the light reflections to be almost blinding.

Lovely building. Can't wait to see it finished!

Lovely building. Can't wait to see it finished!

i like your ealing broadway guff

I went to see the Shard yesterday: I've seen it every time I've been in London the past 2 years or so, about 6 times. It's starting to look truly iconic, you can see it from Westminster Bridge now, and there's a very nice view of the entire London skyline from Heathrow Terminal 5.

They really need to clean these windows more often :P

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Looks like a Christmas tree :cheers:

^^ It does. Nice picture. :)

/Offtopic

i like your ealing broadway guff

I miss London and every single thing of Ealing Broadway :ohno:

Looks like a Christmas tree :cheers:

+1 :cheers:

taken yesterday:
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Orbit and Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawd/6601273785/) by wawd (http://www.flickr.com/people/wawd/), on Flickr

London: growing upwards towards a brighter future.
Here's to 2012 :cheers:

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so the glass has topped the core by now ??

^^ The last pictures show it hasn't, I don't know how old they are though.

^ they were taken by chest just 3 days ago :)

Nice skyline.:)

that's going to be a bitch to take down after christmas

Great building, but it's not a real supertall with that empty spire.

http://web.me.com/benveasey/_MG_4681.jpg

Great building, but it's not a real supertall with that empty spire.


Ahh, douchebag trolls...don't you just love 'em.

Walpole, i've seen enough of your shit posts to know you have a serious bug up your arse about London...so just for you sweetheart..

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that's going to be a bitch to take down after christmas

should be interesting to see how they will pull that off.

My mum is from London, and I lived there for many years. :cheers:

Newcastle, I disagree. Cleaning rigs have been out within the past few weeks, always leaving obviously clean but still translucent glass in their wake. The panels in that photo are completely transparent.

A few of us have speculated the interior surfaces of the skin are protected by an adhesive film. If that's correct, the finished building will shed its slightly murky look as the film is stripped. There must be someone on the project who can confirm interior film - or not.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/dec/30/shard-of-glass-london

London's Shard: a 'tower of power and riches' looking down on poverty

Renzo Piano's skyscraper, which will be Europe's tallest building, may provide a shot in the arm for London – or be merely a symbol of Qatari financial muscle

guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 December 2011

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/dec/30/shard-of-glass-london

London's Shard: a 'tower of power and riches' looking down on poverty

Renzo Piano's skyscraper, which will be Europe's tallest building, may provide a shot in the arm for London – or be merely a symbol of Qatari financial muscle

guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 December 2011

The glinting Shard of Glass has become the tallest building in Europe, rising higher than Canary Wharf's main tower, Frankfurt's Commerzbank and the Ostankino television tower in Moscow.

Nice fact checking, Guardian, way to go. And that's besides the 'rich people' point that is summarized by this fella:

"There has been a failure of imagination," said Nick Stanton, a Liberal Democrat and former leader of Southwark council. "There should be something in this building that the community uses on a daily basis instead of just walking around it. There should be something like a library in it …

... Because obviously construction company paying taxes from workers' salaries, equipment etc. just isn't enough. Hell, I have a better suggestion: every new skyscraper should provide free flats for homeless people - like, a third of a whole building - because while you can read all the books online nowadays the homeless keep suffering on the street! A whole new perspective on 'something in this building that the community uses on a daily basis instead of just walking around it' thing.

Hell, I have a better suggestion: every new skyscraper should provide free flats for homeless people - like, a third of a whole building - because while you can read all the books online nowadays the homeless keep suffering on the street! A whole new perspective on 'something in this building that the community uses on a daily basis instead of just walking around it' thing.

This is not at all about 'homeless people' but about the community. They are not one and the same thing...

"Architecture is not neutral, it celebrates something," he said. "When we built the Pompidou Centre it celebrated rebellion against the idea that culture should be intimidating. The Shard will celebrate community, the sense of the city, the sense of exchange. I think the building will become loved in London because it is not arrogant. Normally towers are not loved because they shut down at 6pm and you have a black glass block. This is not about money or power. It is about surprise and joy."

This is not at all about 'homeless people' but about the community. They are not one and the same thing...

It's the same thing where it matters - getting something for free from developer. Or, in other words, additional tax. Or, in other words again, less incentive to build skyscrapers. Because high-rises are huge and expensive, and if the so-called community expects (on behalf of this politician) a free donut to come with it every time, as a developer I would prefer to cut costs and build low, stay low, generate more revenue per invested pound. (Not that I am a developer.)

"Architecture is not neutral, it celebrates something," he said. "When we built the Pompidou Centre it celebrated rebellion against the idea that culture should be intimidating. The Shard will celebrate community, the sense of the city, the sense of exchange. I think the building will become loved in London because it is not arrogant. Normally towers are not loved because they shut down at 6pm and you have a black glass block. This is not about money or power. It is about surprise and joy."

[trolling mode on] Normally towers are not loved because they have public libraries inside either.

This is not at all about 'homeless people' but about the community. They are not one and the same thing...

"Architecture is not neutral, it celebrates something," he said. "When we built the Pompidou Centre it celebrated rebellion against the idea that culture should be intimidating. The Shard will celebrate community, the sense of the city, the sense of exchange. I think the building will become loved in London because it is not arrogant. Normally towers are not loved because they shut down at 6pm and you have a black glass block. This is not about money or power. It is about surprise and joy."

I presume the above quote is from Renzo Piano, if so he sure has had a change of heart since designing that bastard Pompidou Centre in Paris, one of THE MOST ARROGANT structures in that beautifuly city. It creates total discord with it's surroundings, I've always harboured a secret desire to blow it up one day, I hate it that much.
At least the Shard is a totally different concept and looks great on London's skyline.

Ok so slightly shard related it's just visible left of the picture. Anyway happy new year to you all. Live from the Embankment, London!

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here here hapy new year everyone

Oh , It almost finished to build. I had long time not see this tower progress . Happy new year!

Because high-rises are huge and expensive, and if the so-called community expects (on behalf of this politician) a free donut to come with it every time...Normally towers are not loved because they have public libraries inside either.Normally towers are not loved because they have public libraries inside either.

Loved by whom, exactly? And as what? Serving what specific purpose other than hosting corporate seats of financial power (often forbidding in their gloomy self-sufficiency) ?
I don't think that we should look down on public libraries as they are in many ways infinitely preferable to the hermetic corporate blandness that bars virtually everybody (except the likes of themselves) from accessing the architectural masterpiece that happens to host the premises of their business, stance that ultimately no-one benefits from.
At least in Shard's case you will be able, in theory, to book for yourself a weekend for two in Shangri-La and thus enjoy the Shard from within and access the magnificent vistas that it will presumaby offer to the viewer. (Plus there will definitely be a public viewing gallery that will be open to any vagrant, homeless or for that matter filthy rich/upper class person who will pay the modicum entry fee)

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23696894-panoramic-london-views-from-public-gallery-880ft-above-city.do

that bastard Pompidou Centre in Paris, one of THE MOST ARROGANT structures in that beautifuly city. It creates total discord with it's surroundings, I've always harboured a secret desire to blow it up one day, I hate it that much.
At least the Shard is a totally different concept and looks great on London's skyline.

The Pompidou Centre was 'spawned' by the specific cultural/political/aesthetic constraints of a decade (i.e. the seventies) that we often fail to properly (and retroactively) understand. I also happen to dislike the Beabourg Centre but I am also aware that it belongs to a decade that I am not entitled to retroactively lash out at simply because, biologically speaking, I did not belong to it...

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HAPPY NEW YEAR :cheer: :tyty:

yesterday:

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shard from westfield (http://www.flickr.com/photos/axelferis/6615424101/) par axelferis (http://www.flickr.com/people/axelferis/), sur Flickr

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/dec/30/shard-of-glass-london

London's Shard: a 'tower of power and riches' looking down on poverty

Renzo Piano's skyscraper, which will be Europe's tallest building, may provide a shot in the arm for London – or be merely a symbol of Qatari financial muscle

guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 December 2011

Why did I click on this link? The comments section is full of miserable NIMBY idiots!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR :cheer: :tyty:

Great shots! thanks. :cool:

epic:cheers:

From Wimbledon today:

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DSC02426 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6620186861/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02420 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6620132433/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02417 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6620071285/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

Hi-res version here (http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6620001777_e043b29af8_o.jpg) :cheers:

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Untitled_Panorama1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6620001777/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

Wow, nice pics, makes London look like the modern city it is!

The Shard has not progressed for weeks, is that true?

^^that's not true

Defiantly not true. The cladding has progressed greatly. The glazing team have been working during the holiday. The glazing will go close to the current steel level before the Spire is finished.

when is the full height due to be done ?

that's why they are called skyscrapers :)

http://d4k7s9ho8qact.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/foggylondon_020212.jpg?9d7bd4

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2011/12/29/1325169532573/Renzo-Piano-s-Shard-Londo-007.jpg
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^^that's not true

Defiantly not true. The cladding has progressed greatly. The glazing team have been working during the holiday. The glazing will go close to the current steel level before the Spire is finished.
I'm sorry but I meant the final part of the Shard "spire"?

From Wimbledon today:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6620186861_56b9f8677c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6620186861/)
DSC02426 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6620186861/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/)

happy new year mate, those pics taken from wimbledon are excellent :)




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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbck/6517337939/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbck/6517337939/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Really epic skyline shot of a grand capital metropolis! And that's not even including the other U/C towers in the city and the Canary Wharf cluster.

Can it be completed before the opening of the Olympic Games in London?

Can it be completed before the opening of the Olympic Games in London?

they should complete the entrance and the viewing platform first so it can be open for the olympics. dont know if thats realistic tho

[QUOTE=the man from k-town;87175619]that's why they are called skyscrapers :)

http://d4k7s9ho8qact.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/foggylondon_020212.jpg?9d7bd4

OMG Thats a brill photo! :banana:

Can it be completed before the opening of the Olympic Games in London?

They are aiming for May 2012

amazing pic london looks like it has the dubai factor in this pic , ps today work has stopped on this tower today due to very strong winds in london .

that's why they are called skyscrapers :)

http://d4k7s9ho8qact.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/foggylondon_020212.jpg?9d7bd4



fogscrapers

03/01/2012

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/sinister-pictures/6628599135/sizes/l/in/photostream/

That is some awsome picture of the Shard im the clouds!

that's why they are called skyscrapers :)

http://d4k7s9ho8qact.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/foggylondon_020212.jpg?9d7bd4

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2011/12/29/1325169532573/Renzo-Piano-s-Shard-Londo-007.jpg
static.guim.co.uk

Supertalls.

http://i.imgur.com/Bia9n.jpg

That is some awsome picture of the Shard im the clouds!

I think it just emphasises how "low rise" minded we are here in the uk. Those clouds don't even look halfway up the shard, yet there's only a couple of other buildings visible. :lol:

fogscrapers

No, the lowrise buildings you can't see are the 'fogscrapers'. Here you see the "clean-air"-scrapers ;)

New look London - how the capital will change after the Olympics

Article from evening Standard.

Images of the Shard included.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-olympics/article-24025083-new-look-london.do

It doesn't really look like the renderings. Not a bad thing, but I'm just saying...it seems a lot duller. Maybe it'll look different once it's done, but 1WTC looks a lot sleeker now, when it's the other way around in the renderings.

View from the top! wauw
http://www.zideo.nl/player/?playzideo=6c4957536f6c6c6f&zideo=6c5947556e6c633d

It like it allllot!

It's massive but does not looks aggressive at all.

that's why they are called skyscrapers :)

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2011/12/29/1325169532573/Renzo-Piano-s-Shard-Londo-007.jpg
static.guim.co.uk

Do you know the place from where this foto was taken?
Very good angle. Thank you

are they any recent time lapses of the tower?

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Guy's Hospital tower:ohno:.

This has already been posted (by wawd) on another thread but it is worth re-posting it here too...
taken yesterday:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6601273785_d438caafc2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawd/6601273785/)
Orbit and Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawd/6601273785/) by wawd (http://www.flickr.com/people/wawd/), on Flickr

photo credit blacksplat

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/blacksplat/

London looks a bit smoggy in that photo ^^
The glass cladding is rising fast - the spire construction will be continuing soon!! :)

Shard looks great.
Whe can I start moving in.
Anyone know when it will be open for business and residents.
Will it be before the Olympics.

I think this will become a great icon for London. Great tower. :)

Shard looks great.
Whe can I start moving in.
Anyone know when it will be open for business and residents.
Will it be before the Olympics.

the buildings opens for business in 2013

I'd be very surprised if any steel work has gone up/ anything subject to weather.

The past two days have seen the UK battered by strong wind.

spot the shard :tongue2:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6635928889_1a4c585006_b.jpg
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spot the shard :tongue2:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6635928889_1a4c585006_b.jpg
by josephchan749 (http://www.flickr.com/people/josephchan749/)

Awsome picture

spot the shard :tongue2:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6635928889_1a4c585006_b.jpg
by josephchan749 (http://www.flickr.com/people/josephchan749/)
It's easy...
This photo looks so good that if banners were this size, this one would be 100% chosen. :popcorn:

love the night photo, cant wait to go back to london

When the Shard is going to be completed?

When the Shard is going to be completed?

18.36 GMT next Thursday.

18.36 GMT next Thursday.

It's been pushed back to 18:40 GMT, no reason given as of yet.

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Thanks for the update :cheers:

Why are most cranes red?

Then planes didn't fly into it.

Why are most cranes red?

What about all the blue ones?

What about all the blue ones?

I think the blue ones are in the minority.

and the white ones ,dont leave those out ,ok red white and blue, the colours of the union jack ,just a coinsedent then lol.

(apologise for the size) scroll >>>>
photo credit to sunnyUK (http://www.flickr.com/people/sunnyuk/)
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunnyuk/6636971741/sizes/o/in/faves-59826480@N06/

^^Great pictures.

It looks nice at night! The second photo is really great.

Why are most cranes red?

They're easily embarrassed by all the erections going up around them.

That is most impressive building in London I think.
In summer I will go to London and I will definitely visit Tower Bridge :)

They're easily embarrassed by all the erections going up around them.

Bravo sir, bravo.

how can i get to the top of the guy's hospital?

how can i get to the top of the guy's hospital?

Enrol in King's College Dental School, that's what the top floors of the tower are.

how can i get to the top of the guy's hospital?

you can just walk in and go to the top if someone stops you say you're going to the dentist

The building that will change London forever

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,806785,00.html

Racing into the Sky

For years, people in London took little interest in architecture, and it seemed like anyone could build whatever they liked. Sellar and Piano came up with their idea before the 9/11 attacks made many scared of skyscrapers, before the financial markets began to stagger and long before angry young people in Britain turned to arson. Indeed, the concept for the Shard concept was born in an entirely different era. In terms of atmosphere and aesthetics, the building is still living somewhere around the year 2000.

Still, the Shard isn't the type of kitschy construction now seen in cities from Moscow to Shanghai. It is sculptural, but not sentimental. Of course, its windows reflect the passing clouds, which fits with Piano's concept of poetry. But on the many days with dismal weather, the building's glass panes will simply mirror the gray London sky.

Yet nothing -- whether architectural lyricism or Sellar's commentary -- can hide the fact that, at its heart, the building represents a display of power. Now more than ever, tall buildings serve as status symbols for European cities. No one seems to seriously care anymore about preserving historic building or paying attention to lines of sight or the relative heights of buildings.

After almost 40 years, Paris has also decided to allow high-rises again, at least at the edge of the city's downtown area, where the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron has received permission to build a 180-meter-high (590-foot-high) pyramid. In Switzerland, Basel is getting its own skyscraper, while Zurich has the Prime Tower at 126 meters (413 feet) and is considering building something akin to a high-rise-ringed Central Park just outside the city. Meanwhile, in Barcelona, French architect Jean Nouvel is building one of Spain's tallest buildings, a 142-meter (466-foot) structure meant to evoke a fountain.

But London has outdone them all. Its recently completed Heron Tower, on the other side of the Thames, stands at 202 meters (663 feet), and the Shard makes the leap to over 300 meters.

Are Skyscrapers Passé?


Architecture critics such as Andres Lepik say skyscrapers built solely for the sake of height are completely outdated dinosaurs. People used to marvel at them the way they do when the see a flashy car on the street. But cities grow, and if they don't want to continually expand into the surrounding countryside, they're forced to expand upward instead. But, all too often, these tall buildings look almost completely out of place owing to their location, their size and even their appearance.

When asked how it feels to alter the skyline of a metropolis like London, Piano notes that if an architect makes a mistake, people will see it for a long, long time.

Sellar, on the other hand, takes a more relaxed view. No one else will be able to top him in London -- at least as long as no one is allowed to build a structure above 1,000 feet (305 meters). Or course, Sellar has found a way to get around this restriction himself. By putting the base of the Shard in a depression, it will technically be 1,016-feet tall.

Nothing about Moscow!

Still, the Shard isn't the type of kitschy construction now seen in cities from Moscow to Shanghai-----------------lol,yup the shard is the best and the most beautiful building in the galaxy and in mankind history...congratulations

I love the way how you put the galaxy (infinite in space, 13,7 billion years old) in front of human (architectural) history (limited to this lil old globe, and about 10.000 years old). But she is a looker, no doubt ;)

no dubt and no comment

how can i get to the top of the guy's hospital?

Jump off the top of the shard.

I love the way how you put the galaxy (infinite in space, 13,7 billion years old) in front of human (architectural) history (limited to this lil old globe, and about 10.000 years old). But she is a looker, no doubt ;)

Hi, "the" (our?) galaxy is NOT infinite. Otherwise good post.

Fantastic tower

Still, the Shard isn't the type of kitschy construction now seen in cities from Moscow to Shanghai-----------------lol,yup the shard is the best and the most beautiful building in the galaxy and in mankind history...congratulations

You'll have to complain to this German lady called Ulrike Knöfel for having stated that (she is the author of the Spiegel article that I quote)

I happen to disagree with her as I find Mercury City quite cutting edge and not kitschy (for the later we must look for to US cities like Las Vegas)

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Love Everlasting (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30218751@N05/6653251585/) by Goblinmerchant (http://www.flickr.com/people/30218751@N05/), on Flickr

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Love Everlasting (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30218751@N05/6653251585/) by Goblinmerchant (http://www.flickr.com/people/30218751@N05/), on Flickr
Great photo!
You always post beautiful pics of London, that makes it look like the best skyline in Europe (nobody can argue about that)

very nice tower. i like how this is progressing. deffinitely not the greatest in the world, but close.

Great photo!
You always post beautiful pics of London, that makes it look like the best skyline in Europe (nobody can argue about that)
I do!
Frankfurt currently has a better skyline.

current skyline
http://www.imgplace.com/img94/9679/38four.jpg
http://www.imgplace.com/img94


when some of the u/c projects are done
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o122/realJot/london.jpg

I do!
Frankfurt currently has a better skyline.
that's nice

^^^^ Great work, there you see clearly the clusters. In the future there should be more towers around the Shard and the Guy's.

http://i.imgur.com/zn4At.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cj5yL.jpg

Hi, "the" (our?) galaxy is NOT infinite. Otherwise good post.

Fantastic tower

It is infinite in space, finite in time, yea i kno!

Edit: i also know that we call it infinite in space, but the only thing we know for real is that the non-observable universe spans about 48 billion lightyears minimum (yes, Hubble-style!)

from Greenwich Peninsula today:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6660560251_2f6ce08a79_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawd/6660560251/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawd/6660560251/) by wawd (http://www.flickr.com/people/wawd/), on Flickr

current skyline
http://www.imgplace.com/img94/9679/38four.jpg
http://www.imgplace.com/img94


when some of the u/c projects are done
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o122/realJot/london.jpg
banner?!!

Time for an update after the Xmas break.

A selection of pics from Friday afternoon. The rest can be found in my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/).


Glass cleaning on the East side

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0071.jpg

The completed Shard section on the north side from Druid Street and Tooley Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0021.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0066.jpg

Pedestrian bridge gone

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0061.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0048.jpg

which affords a few other opportunities

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0058.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0057.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0039.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0065.jpg

The Backpack reflected in a large puddle at the junction of Stainer Street and St Thomas Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0036.jpg

From the east end of St Thomas Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0024.jpg

The spire

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0017.jpg

Great shots, Rob! Looks like you've been quite consistent with the St Thomas street view, would be interesting to get a nice side by side of the lot upon completion.

banner?!!
the "current" image already was, last year

not sure if rendered/doctored/"future" images are allowed as banners here - I don't remember seeing one but maybe it was so well done I didnt realise

oh heck thats high!

I do!
Frankfurt currently has a better skyline.

err... nice enough city, but it isn't London now is it!

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120106_0024.jpg

:bow::applause::cheers1::drool:

wow looks stunning!

why shard building is stopped?

look few days, no progress.

why shard building is stopped?

look few days, no progress.

High winds in London recently means the cranes have been out of operation.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/ariel988/6669893139/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyrofer/6668321961/sizes/l/in/photostream/

^^ Boy would I like an apartment with that view!

Great night view :). Lovely London.

That Second image should be a Banner

That Second image should be a Banner

Why bother, anytime there is a London banner all the haters crawl out from under their rocks to troll it..

The view from The Shard, UK's tallest skyscraper.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12297610

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6678344813_0a1693c3d9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete_lockett/6678344813/)
Sunrise in London this morning (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete_lockett/6678344813/) by PETE LOCKETT PERCUSSION (http://www.flickr.com/people/pete_lockett/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6677982443_beca2b325e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepgreen2009/6677982443/)
Shard Aglow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepgreen2009/6677982443/) by Deepgreen2009 (http://www.flickr.com/people/deepgreen2009/), on Flickr

^^ What a nice picture!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6680386071_286b962412_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisemarston/6680386071/)
Sunrise from the Royal Free Hospital 11/01/2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisemarston/6680386071/) von louisemarston (http://www.flickr.com/people/louisemarston/) auf Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6680322559_ee59254fb4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickking910/6680322559/)
Sunrise over The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickking910/6680322559/) von theuppertier (http://www.flickr.com/people/nickking910/) auf Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6679202105_69606d41f6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hessenberg/6679202105/)
View from the Tower to the Shard of Glass (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hessenberg/6679202105/) von marcus hessenberg (http://www.flickr.com/people/hessenberg/) auf Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6679140353_98d994c3e9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/henry_hemming/6679140353/)
Blackfriars Bridge, building work. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/henry_hemming/6679140353/) von Henry Hemming (http://www.flickr.com/people/henry_hemming/) auf Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6677842375_94914d22b6_b.jpg
by Switchology (http://www.flickr.com/people/switchology/)

Wow, that first one with the sunset is great.

agree, the sunset pictures are amazing.
http://2.s01.flagcounter.com/count/X1h/bg=FFFFFF/txt=FFFFFF/border=FFFFFF/columns=1/maxflags=1/viewers=3/labels=0/pageviews=0
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Why bother, anytime there is a London banner all the haters crawl out from under their rocks to troll it..

Yes but I never seem to see them trolls

Shard from helicopter!
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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6686514003_3e7482e829_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimdesign/6686514003/)
by Jim_Motion (http://www.flickr.com/people/jimdesign/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6686509081_a392b13ed1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimdesign/6686509081/)
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Great shots

That's quite nice, gives london a unique vibe. Most of it's buildings are novel and decidedly british, I hope london continues with this 'london-esque' style.

I wonder if they built it to hide the horrid brown building behind it?

by Reds. (http://www.flickr.com/people/reds42/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6686873975_7729263098_b.jpg

I wonder if they built it to hide the horrid brown building behind it?

Does spending half a billion pounds on a state of the art skyscraper to simply cover up an older building sound like a plausible explanation to you?

Dont be silly!

Does spending half a billion pounds on a state of the art skyscraper to simply cover up an older building sound like a plausible explanation to you?

Dont be silly!

when its as bad as guy's then yes!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/13/skyscrapers-corporate-pride-fall?newsfeed=true

guardian.co.uk, Friday 13 January 2012 12.56 GMT


Oh no, the Shard is yet again besmirched by nasty architectural 'critics'

writes Owen Heatherley:

"Accordingly, if you look at the current south London skyline, the ludicrously overpowering, overscaled, overpriced Shard is a skyscraper in its purest form; the Guy's hospital tower, next to it, is a mere high-rise. It's made of concrete, it's inexpensive and, worst of all, it serves a useful function."

I love the london bridge this is very beauty full and interesting place in the world

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/13/skyscrapers-corporate-pride-fall?newsfeed=true

guardian.co.uk, Friday 13 January 2012 12.56 GMT


Oh no, the Shard is yet again besmirched by nasty architectural 'critics'

writes Owen Heatherley:

"Accordingly, if you look at the current south London skyline, the ludicrously overpowering, overscaled, overpriced Shard is a skyscraper in its purest form; the Guy's hospital tower, next to it, is a mere high-rise. It's made of concrete, it's inexpensive and, worst of all, it serves a useful function."

sounds like an usual communist statement to me.

Does spending half a billion pounds on a state of the art skyscraper to simply cover up an older building sound like a plausible explanation to you?

Dont be silly!

On top of the above, the Shard will only block Guy's Hospital from one viewpoint. Silly man indeed!

The above pic is gorgeous. I just wish the Shard's cladding looked that good in the day light.

london is big :shocked: :uh:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6689861235_8d1dfa6161_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6689861809_976c9ac202_b.jpg
by Traumahawk (http://www.flickr.com/people/traumahawk/)

Londoners are proud of the Shard, which will be Western Europe's tallest building when it is completed later this year - but a new report may force the capital to swallow its pride.

http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/skyscraper-415.jpg

It finds an "unhealthy correlation" between the building of skyscrapers and subsequent financial crashes, identifying nearly 20 cases in the past 150 years where architectural exuberance has preceded an economic fall. The report by Barclays Capital cites nearly 20 famous examples around the world, ranging from the Empire State Building in New York to Dubai's Burj Khalifa.

Report author Andrew Lawrence said the pattern appears to hold in London. He cites the completion of Tower 42 in 1979, ahead of the early 1980s recession, of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf in 1991 amid another downturn and the Millennium Tower in 2009, in the midst of the current crisis as examples.

Lawrence concludes that with China and India currently building dozens of towers, it may be time to think twice about investing in emerging markets.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-24027001-shard-words-before-a-fall.do

^^^^ Yes London is big thats why it got the nickname metropolis.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-24027001-shard-words-before-a-fall.do

Very good point that, I would totally agree. The good news is that the "Shard" is one of the more impressive buildings that got underway before the recent economic demise so it had to be finished, the even better news however, in my opinion, is that dozens of freak egocentic monstrosities were shelved, hopefully forever, as they could easily have ruined London and many other cities, forever.

The Shards progress from street level
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Architectural Photography...
http://www.rogerwaghorn.com

Does anyone know something about the rental prices for the offices and the residences?

Hi, owner of this image here
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6668321961_a5fce0cf87_b.jpg

Glad you all like it, any questions let me know! I have more.

Just interested, to the guy that posted it how did you come to find it?

Just interested, to the guy that posted it how did you come to find it?

hello, welcome to skyscrapercity forum :wave:

basically, we regularly update this thread with all the latest pictures, news and articles from many available sources and websites (mainly from flickr) across the internet. so, this is how your fantastic picture of the the shard was discovered. i credited your work as well and i look forward to seeing more london skyline pictures from you.

thanks :cheers:

A bunch of pics from yesterday

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120113_0002.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120113_0003.jpg

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120113_0066.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120113_0079.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120113_0080.jpg

No problems! It was quite nice to find my pic being reposted. I am very glad you like the pic, keep an eye on my flickr feed in case I get time to take or upload some more :)

In the meantime I am going to enjoy some of the other spectacular photos on this site :)

hello, welcome to skyscrapercity forum :wave:

basically, we regularly update this thread with all the latest pictures, news and articles from many available sources and websites (mainly from flickr) across the internet. so, this is how your fantastic picture of the the shard was discovered. i credited your work as well and i look forward to seeing more london skyline pictures from you.

thanks :cheers:

amazing pictures and angles from the helicopter. nice to see it from up there :P

http://distilleryimage4.instagram.com/c6421a283eed11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg

Latest diagram:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6699483759_abe3a5874d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6699483759/)
11.1.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6699483759/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr

by neil1523 15/1/2012

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6686396645_dbea6e43aa_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neil1523/

http://distilleryimage4.instagram.com/c6421a283eed11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg

WOW! Amazing shot! :nuts:

i didnt realise the crane driver had to climb from the bottom of the crane ,thats got to be about 300 foot ,hes got to be very fit ,lol

london is big :shocked: :uh:

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by Traumahawk (http://www.flickr.com/people/traumahawk/)
And that's only a portion of it, there are all the areas like the Docklands, the Olympic Park, Ilford and Greenwich off to the right of the image, and Wimbledon, Kingston, Heathrow etc. off to the left. :cool:

i didnt realise the crane driver had to climb from the bottom of the crane ,thats got to be about 300 foot ,hes got to be very fit ,lol

yeah i would say im pretty fit....

:applause:

http://distilleryimage4.instagram.com/c6421a283eed11e19e4a12313813ffc0_7.jpg

by Shardview77.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6700160315_114fcb9ae8_b.jpg

I thinks it almost reached its full height!

london is big :shocked: :uh:


This one gives an even more :uh: sense of it imo-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tolworth_tower_gigapixel_panorama.jpg ;)
(Warning, 32MB, 28000px-wide monster)

Pardon the off-topic, back to the shard...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6702997213_665e2e4467_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6702997213/)
St Johns and Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6702997213/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6702998603_8fa45187be_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6702998603/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6702998603/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6703001055_8d7ed85759_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6703001055/)
Tower 42 and Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6703001055/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6703013391_5fb85d88f3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6703013391/)
Willis, Shard and Lloyds (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6703013391/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6703016085_8558560eca_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6703016085/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevekeiretsu/6703016085/) by stevekeiretsu (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevekeiretsu/), on Flickr

What's the exact height now?

That top is begging for some glass.

15/01/2012

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by Vickie Flores (Wapping) (http://www.flickr.com/people/vickieflores/)

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/69038540@N06/6701104189/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6701073739_5702c3f43c_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69038540@N06/6701073739/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Some great photos SO143 - better than the UK forums, especially the aerial taken from a plane!

Stunning indeed. :cheers2:

I got the information that The Place average rental price is £55.00 per sq ft per annum.

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by stumayhew (http://www.flickr.com/people/stumayhew/)

It's looking great from basically everywhere.

by chest.

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-Wvvwc66/0/X3/MG7791-X3.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-nxFKWCV/0/X3/MG7786-X3.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-2pngQNC/0/X3/MG7793-X3.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-skWnSSk/0/X3/MG7798-X3.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-sWjKfd8/0/X3/MG7802-X3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dn9IX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wBfJL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/oZ2CU.jpg

The Place went up so quickly. :cheers2:

This morning

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6713621489_18836deb03_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6713621489/)
The Shard: St Mary Magdalen Churchyard, Bermondsey (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/6713621489/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

The Place went up so quickly. :cheers2:

yeah can not believe the pace. They should get the same people building the shard to build the bishopsgate tower! :lol: :rofl:

Nice pics...:happy:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6698327373_6b12a6da7c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikepaws/6698327373/)
Sky Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikepaws/6698327373/) by Mikepaws (http://www.flickr.com/people/mikepaws/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6698326921_60b884fa87_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikepaws/6698326921/)
Higher and Higher (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikepaws/6698326921/) by Mikepaws (http://www.flickr.com/people/mikepaws/), on Flickr

The good thing is that Guy's Hospital (which looks horrible) kinda vanishes now that the Shard has almost reached its final height! Shard adds so much to the skyline.

The thing is that in nearly every picture taken with the Shard in it the Guy's hospital is also include.:(

but Hospital looks way tinier and insignificant.. compared to before at least.