http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6817454345_2927da0996_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shingweima/6817454345/)
Offices to Let (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shingweima/6817454345/) by Shing Wei Ma (http://www.flickr.com/people/shingweima/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6772804073_bcde3c90b4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16045571@N04/6772804073/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16045571@N04/6772804073/) by Neptune 777 (http://www.flickr.com/people/16045571@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6808623965_7024516f48_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastianwasek/6808623965/)
_B044942.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastianwasek/6808623965/) by Sebastian Wasek (http://www.flickr.com/people/sebastianwasek/), on Flickr

:banana::banana::banana::banana:it's snowing now in London:banana::banana::banana:
I'm gonna be waiting for the photos for the tower with the surroundings covered in white :nuts:
the tower is going to look like one big giant piece of ice sticking out in the middle of London :cheers:

peace
**CLUBBING TIME**:lol:

I'd like to see snow stick to the tower.

what a gorgeous looking tower. how i wish they had built this in san francisco though! lols

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6808425437_98797fcd3c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/green76/6808425437/)
Canary16 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/green76/6808425437/) by FreePhotoResources (http://www.flickr.com/people/green76/), on Flickr

Awesome!!http://www.collegefun4u.com/track.php?u=4

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5417570961_e67c9c2cef.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theshardbaby/5417570961/)
It works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my first picture thats mine and off my flickr!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana::banana::banana:
I'm so happy! after all this time, you copy the BBCode!
One year since I posted my first released diagram!:banana::banana::banana:
And I made a youtube video to celebrate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7J2WmWvbg&feature=youtu.be
From Friday with The Shard Stretchy:
Monument:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6815709963_9dc1a69a6e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815709963/)
CIMG2248 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815709963/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6815712315_4a4bf76918_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815712315/)
CIMG2250 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815712315/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6815712315_4a4bf76918_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815712315/)
CIMG2250 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815712315/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6815727395_f50e3e6e96_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815727395/)
CIMG2261 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815727395/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6815730905_27a80ca5de_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815730905/)
CIMG2265 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815730905/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
20 Fenchurch Street:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6815738041_43019ac330_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815738041/)
CIMG2271 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815738041/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6815768029_4b7dc5631e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815768029/)
CIMG2296 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815768029/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
Whilst clambering on that huge concrete spike:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6815777081_3a723d0739_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815777081/)
CIMG2305 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815777081/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6815777789_2da458de4c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815777789/)
CIMG2306 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815777789/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
Shard and Place:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6815781867_44ff5163e9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815781867/)
CIMG2310 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815781867/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6815784349_926d53b1a1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815784349/)
CIMG2312 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815784349/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
Around the base:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6815786763_4de0edf6bc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815786763/)
CIMG2314 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815786763/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6815791835_e8968d99c4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815791835/)
CIMG2318 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815791835/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
BMUs at work:
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CIMG2317 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815790615/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
Camputer 81 (kind of):
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CIMG2327 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/72622349@N06/6815803091/) by The Shard Baby 3 (http://www.flickr.com/people/72622349@N06/), on Flickr
Latest diagram:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6821499105_1b2c5e04ae_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6821499105/)
4.2.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6821499105/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr

well done the shard baby :applause:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6820657711_89414c54b8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/)
P1110652a Snowy Shard at 3AM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/) by globalNix (http://www.flickr.com/people/globalnix/), on Flickr

Nice pic with all the snow!

wow with snow looks awesome!

Today's diagram and a more accurate version of last years one to mark the occasion:
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5.2.2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6823133277/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6823123169_ce33b83d9a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6823123169/)
5.2.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6823123169/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
What a difference a year makes!

del

:drool:

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P1110652a Snowy Shard at 3AM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/) by globalNix (http://www.flickr.com/people/globalnix/), on Flickr

by lumberjack.

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DSC02647 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819540081/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02638 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819537147/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02642 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819538271/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02631 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819531019/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02629 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819529499/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02627 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819527897/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02626 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819525971/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02616 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819524889/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02593 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819519317/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02576 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819513439/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02575 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819512201/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02574 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819510647/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02567 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819507053/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

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DSC02571 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6819509403/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

this tower is absolutely magnificent :drool: :drool:

And I never imagined how it would look like in the snow. :cheers2:

by DMK.

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Great pictures.

The Thames Tower Bridge and the Shard, the Thames very still at full tide...does the Shard spoil the view?

http://flic.kr/p/bp6MFZ

Still that top part to go.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6820657711_89414c54b8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/)
P1110652a Snowy Shard at 3AM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/) by globalNix (http://www.flickr.com/people/globalnix/), on Flickr

by DMK.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2mdqon9.jpg

Really amazing pics and atmosphere! :cheers2:
I'm a bit jealous as we don't have any snow over here in Cologne..

It will most likely go away soon, snow doesn't usually set in for a long time in London.

i heard in a tv report on french tv that qatar raised the financement for this project.
Is it true?

By beechlights

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i heard in a tv report on french tv that qatar raised the financement for this project.
Is it true?

Qatari's own 80%.

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

Qatari's own 80%.

only 80%? i thought the entire project was fully funded by the foreign tycoons form the uae, so who owns the rest of 20%?

The article says that the Shard would be rising higher than the Ostankino television tower in Moscow :nuts:

The article says that the Shard would be rising higher than the Ostankino television tower in Moscow :nuts:

i just skimmed the entire article and didn't find any line that indicates "the shhard would be rising higher than the ostankino television tower in moscow" perhaps i missed it? can you quote that sentence pls?

Qatari investors bought 80% of the project in January 2008, when it was valued at £2bn.

the price is insane according to the article. what is the total value of the shard? is it really worth £2bn ($3.16bn)? :nuts:

i just skimmed the entire article and didn't find any line that indicates "the shhard would be rising higher than the ostankino television tower in moscow" perhaps i missed it? can you quote that sentence pls?


Of course, it's the 2nd paragraph:
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.

The ostankino television tower in Moscow is 540 mtrs tall, plus there are other towers there taller than the shard so the article is wrong if it says that.

http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010033_view05_800_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293194640913

http://www.wallpaperjoe.com/wallpapers/landscapes/1024x768/theShard272.jpg
http://www.wallpaperjoe.com

second last photo is an amazing render

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6820657711_89414c54b8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/)
P1110652a Snowy Shard at 3AM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/) by globalNix (http://www.flickr.com/people/globalnix/), on Flickr

can you imagine showing this image to a 17th century Londoner and telling him this is what his city will become? Such an inspiring image.

can you imagine showing this image to a 17th century Londoner and telling him this is what his city will become? Such an inspiring image.

I think showing the picture to a 17th century Shanghai citizen would be by far more impressive

can you imagine showing this image to a 17th century Londoner and telling him this is what his city will become? Such an inspiring image.

LOL indeed... what I was thinking was "how would it feel to leave your house early every morning heading for work or else and then face this huge beauty?" Certainly many will not even consider it as a beauty or like it, but to us, it is and in fact, it will make my day every day the moment I look at it!

wooooaah! Such a cool building

only 80%? i thought the entire project was fully funded by the foreign tycoons form the uae, so who owns the rest of 20%?

Irvine Sellar owns 20%, the Shard was his brainchild from the start. He sold 80% to the Qataris in order to raise the finance.

Two shots my mate took on Instagram:

http://www.creativewireworkshops.com/pictures/shard1.jpg


http://www.creativewireworkshops.com/pictures/shard2.jpg

:cheers2:

by Edvvc.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6830124713_f17845031d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6830124713/)
February 6th (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6830124713/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

A few pics taken this lunch time

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120207_0001.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120207_0012.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120207_0017.jpg

How pristine that glass on the top section. :cheers2:

A few pics taken this lunch time

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120207_0017.jpg

great to see more panels being fitted!!! :cheers: cheers for the pics!!! :bow:

Love this tower very nice!

http://www.youtube.com/user/NYBOY75

by TomStanton

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LOL indeed... what I was thinking was "how would it feel to leave your house early every morning heading for work or else and then face this huge beauty?" Certainly many will not even consider it as a beauty or like it, but to us, it is and in fact, it will make my day every day the moment I look at it!

CharlotteJ, I took that photo Snowy Shard at 3AM, and that is actually the view that I see when I return home each evening. Indeed, every night I think, "WOW".

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6820657711_89414c54b8_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/)
P1110652a Snowy Shard at 3AM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/) by globalNix (http://www.flickr.com/people/globalnix/), on Flickr

CharlotteJ, I took that photo Snowy Shard at 3AM, and that is actually the view that I see when I return home each evening. Indeed, every night I think, "WOW".

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6820657711_89414c54b8_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/)
P1110652a Snowy Shard at 3AM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalnix/6820657711/) by globalNix (http://www.flickr.com/people/globalnix/), on Flickr

Next time I visit London, you bet we have to have some lunch or fish and chips and we make friends, then we will have tea at your place and when I leave your house I will take the same picture with me on it! lol and make my facebook friends soooo jealous I have such great friends with such amazing views everywhere > :lol: :)

we will then together say " WAUW" ... :)

Wow, Its nice to see some action up high!

by TomStanton

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Sir, I believe you've posted this picture of Minas Morgul to the Shard thread by mistake.

That picture is almost surreal.

Wow love it, such an extremely beautiful creation!

T5FqKpLV6sQ

Very nice look at the inside of this beauty!


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by david chare (http://www.flickr.com/people/dchare/)

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by david chare (http://www.flickr.com/people/dchare/)

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I think this makes Londons Skyline look HOT!:applause:

Looking pretty awesome gotta say!

taken from another angle by stumayhew (http://www.flickr.com/people/stumayhew/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6707299769_59a5ec0d82_b.jpg

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I was peeking on the official Shard site today and noticed this has appeared (was the whole Observatory (http://www.the-shard.com/observatory) section there before?)

http://www.the-shard.com/observatory/register-interest

Pre-register tickets

Viewing galleries open to public early Feb 2013

Pre-register now to be the first to know when tickets go on sale

This one beats everything I've seen. :master:

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fascinating building, i like shard! :)

some good shots,well done!!!

hooray topped!

when do you thin kthe cladding will be done?

A few pics taken this lunch time

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120207_0017.jpg

Fantastic as always!! Maybe you should head over to U75 and post them instead of me stealing them to keep the Shard thread updated :)

by TomStanton

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomstanton/6840580077/sizes/l/in/photostream/

The first thing that popped into my head when I saw this pic was: Bladerunner

:)

that is an incredible photo!

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Ok, one of the latest pics of Shard, by famous Russian photographers Ilya Varlamov
And snowy London in...
http://varlamov.me/img/gb_put1/12.jpg

Great to have that high panel of cladding. Almost there!

Woah.. I am so in love with this building

I am obsessed with the shard! Was at the top of Centre Point the other day and London is looking fabulous, and very tall!

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south_bermondsey_station_2885 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nephrops/6852330489/) by nephropsnorvegicus (http://www.flickr.com/people/nephrops/), on Flickr

Oh that glazing. :bow:

G6IrBJYFL1E

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http://www.shardldn.com/Shard%20pictures/the-shard-london-renzo-piano.jpg

some great pics from ggrgroup.com (http://www.ggrgroup.com/news/mini-crane-big-city/) :
http://www.ggrgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/706-aerial-shard-0811-680x1024.jpg?cda6c1

http://www.ggrgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/706-aerial-shard-153.jpg?cda6c1

http://www.ggrgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/706-aerial-shard-163.jpg?cda6c1

http://www.ggrgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/706-aerial-shard-061.jpg?cda6c1

Looks awesome!

Who would be so kind to let me know what are the big companies willing to hire spaces of the The Shard? I read about the hotel and the London Transport Authority. Are there other "big" players already known? :)

That last aerial picture :drool:

Those aerials are stunning :drool:
Can't wait to see it finished :cheers:

some great pics from ggrgroup.com (http://www.ggrgroup.com/news/mini-crane-big-city/) :
http://www.ggrgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/706-aerial-shard-0811-680x1024.jpg?cda6c1

http://www.ggrgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/706-aerial-shard-153.jpg?cda6c1

http://www.ggrgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/706-aerial-shard-163.jpg?cda6c1

http://www.ggrgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/706-aerial-shard-061.jpg?cda6c1

:eek2::eek2::eek2:

From my living room window this morning :)
It's a little hazy for a full london eye / parliament / shard skyline today though!

http://i.imgur.com/Bo5vo.jpg

Can't wait for them to start cleaning guys next month.

AMAZING

What height is now?

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Fabulous pictures up there. Those guys are lucky. :cheers:

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Who would be so kind to let me know what are the big companies willing to hire spaces of the The Shard? I read about the hotel and the London Transport Authority. Are there other "big" players already known? :)

http://www.businessinteriors.co.uk/deutsche-bank-shard-canary-wharf-cannon-place-heron-tower-london-office-relocation-design/

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So nice this photo.:cheers:

That's a brilliant picture indeed, the Shard has its place among the landmarks now.

Nice pictures, reminds me of when I visited London long ago.

The Shard is a good reason to visit London again.:)

A laser beacon is needed there.:cheers:

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Great building and great pics.
Renzo Piano is a good architect even if he is a bit...original (his first building was Pompidou Center in Paris...)

All the above pics are great. I do like the Shard but I'm still crossed with its cladding though...

Eomer, I agree with you regarding Piano's originality...actually I personally think that Centre Pompidou is an eyesore, doesn't blend in with Paris's architecture. I can't wait to have a more accurate idea of the new parisian T.G.I by Piano which is to be unveiled this month.

Pompidou is a fantastic building with an interesting architecture but it is not suitable for the atmosphere and environment of paris. but it would work well in a city like london or new york. another problem with that building is that it is not thoroughly maintained though :ohno:

...

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this is one of my favourites to rise, cant wait until this thing is finished

That top floor is pretty small. Won't it be crowded with tourists?

That top floor is pretty small. Won't it be crowded with tourists?

no

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Looks like an even crappier version of that hotel in Pyongyang.

^^
Lol, that was a bit harsh :lol:

Who would be so kind to let me know what are the big companies willing to hire spaces of the The Shard? I read about the hotel and the London Transport Authority. Are there other "big" players already known? :)

I don't think that so many big companies will be moving over there, especially ones from the financial market, they still prefer be at West End and at the City.

Nice to see they started installing glass on the top!
London will be a must visit next year! :)

I don't think that so many big companies will be moving over there, especially ones from the financial market, they still prefer be at West End and at the City.

According to the plans there won't be any more new skyscrapers for The City other than the ones currently planned. The City is quite historic, simultaneously the oldest and the newest part of London, with several protected viewing corridors to the Cathedral, The Tower and Tower Bridge to name a few - in other words it's now full. From now on the skyscrapers will have to move east into the East End, or south to Southwark, which is now anchored by The Shard.

Beautiful tower. London has always been a comparatively low rise city apart from Canary Wharf. Hope to see many more buildings like this in London.

According to the plans there won't be any more new skyscrapers for The City other than the ones currently planned. The City is quite historic, simultaneously the oldest and the newest part of London, with several protected viewing corridors to the Cathedral, The Tower and Tower Bridge to name a few - in other words it's now full. From now on the skyscrapers will have to move east into the East End, or south to Southwark, which is now anchored by The Shard.

Yep, those 2 areas are the future when it comes to new developments in London.

has the steel topped out ,with just the glass the rise above it ,and why have they got angled glass at the top part on one side ,why didnt they continue the glass from where it stops at the top ,why the gap ?

so close to T/O!

has the steel topped out ,with just the glass the rise above it ,and why have they got angled glass at the top part on one side ,why didnt they continue the glass from where it stops at the top ,why the gap ?

It's unique.

by chest.

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-L4drvfZ/0/X2/MG5127-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-zcBvPvm/0/X2/MG5183-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-n8TFXfx/0/X2/MG5126-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-DQfzpTn/0/X2/MG5180-X2.jpg

Nice pics, the cladding is going fast now.

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:applause:

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According to the plans there won't be any more new skyscrapers for The City other than the ones currently planned. The City is quite historic, simultaneously the oldest and the newest part of London, with several protected viewing corridors to the Cathedral, The Tower and Tower Bridge to name a few - in other words it's now full. From now on the skyscrapers will have to move east into the East End, or south to Southwark, which is now anchored by The Shard.

Yes, but I really don't trust that big companies that already are based at City and West End will be moving into The Shard.

The Shard may attract some small/medium international companies that don't already have an office in London.

^^Or to current companies wishing to expand.

It would not surprise me if PricewaterhouseCoopers moved in as they occupied buildings that were demolished to make way for the Shard.

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Looks like an even crappier version of that hotel in Pyongyang.


:lol::lol::lol:

Our first and only supertall, and it disappears to next to nothing by the time it gets up there. :evil:
I'll still have to go down there and see the fuckin thing though. :lol:

Looks like the cladding is about to climb over the steel. I take it that the top out will be very soon.

Mercury City Tower just added a floor a few days back and is currently sitting at just over 307 meters. Which one will reach 310 first: Mercury City or the Shard? The suspense is killing me!

by chest.
http://i.imgur.com/osXF6.jpg

http://inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2010/12/Shard-Tops-Out-10.jpg

Looks like an even crappier version of that hotel in Pyongyang.

twit

This tower looks good. It's style fits well with the other "new" buildings in the London area.

Looks like an even crappier version of that hotel in Pyongyang.

:lol: even though I don't agree that was still pretty funny. So far the cladding looks really bad at some angles depending on how the light reflects off of it.

Haven't posted on here in a few years but been following the Shard progress for a while now. Are they just going to leave the parts at the top open to the elements? The highest part of glass is a triangle shape that leaves those levels exposed... and it shows it like that on the models to.. doesn't seem good to me.

has the steel topped out ,with just the glass the rise above it ,and why have they got angled glass at the top part on one side ,why didnt they continue the glass from where it stops at the top ,why the gap ?

Haven't posted on here in a few years but been following the Shard progress for a while now. Are they just going to leave the parts at the top open to the elements? The highest part of glass is a triangle shape that leaves those levels exposed... and it shows it like that on the models to.. doesn't seem good to me.

Those triangular "missing" pieces are there to make it resemble some 13 'shards of glass' leaning together to form a kind of 1000 ft tall multi sided pyramid, some of the other 'Shards' are already topped off much lower down.

Haven't posted on here in a few years but been following the Shard progress for a while now. Are they just going to leave the parts at the top open to the elements? The highest part of glass is a triangle shape that leaves those levels exposed... and it shows it like that on the models to.. doesn't seem good to me.
I was wondering the exact same thing... anyone know if these levels are sealed at the top or what is going on? In the photos of current construction as well as renders they appear exposed...

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I think I am right in saying those exposed parts make up some of the 15 radiator floors in which the buildings heating system is centred, the public viewing bit makes up 4 floors all of which are inside and fully cladded as far as I know

I also really like the bold design of this project but as others have mentioned above I'm also confused about this triangular shape of glass that has already been installed which looks like it's going to be cut off too short judging by the rendering instead of soaring above the top like the other pieces of glass appear to do. That just seems like a very odd thing to do and it makes me wonder what the top of this building is going to look like when it's completed.

the radiators idea was shelved in development, the building will feature a conventional chiller & DFU system. The top deck will be exposed to the elements as the image suggests. I' don't see why it couldn't be used as part of the observation levels, obviously would have to be secured against jumpers and closed during adverse weather... open 3 days a year then?

I also really like the bold design of this project but as others have mentioned above I'm also confused about this triangular shape of glass that has already been installed which looks like it's going to be cut off too short judging by the rendering instead of soaring above the top like the other pieces of glass appear to do. That just seems like a very odd thing to do and it makes me wonder what the top of this building is going to look like when it's completed.

Look at the render above, S0143's post. The completed triangular section is the shortest part, there is only a small 3 metre tip to go on the end. But the other three sides will rise the extra 15-20 metres.

A few pics taken this lunch time

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120207_0017.jpg

I think the fact that this picture shows a 20 floor building that is going to have an additional 30 meters of Glass fins on top of it, practically Zero tenant s, and just a few of the lower floors as observation decks is mind boggling :nuts:

More pics of Shard, by Varlamov
He didnt like it when he saw that in the 2nd time
"Just a faceless glass in the centre of London"
http://varlamov.me/img/gb_put4/05.jpg
http://varlamov.me/img/gb_put4/06.jpg
http://varlamov.me/img/gb_put4/07.jpg
http://www.ridus.ru/_ah/img/xW6MnrPaJSxbZmiqnehieA

has southwark become the centre of london now?

has southwark become the centre of london now?

I don't know
So, its situated near the centre, anyway.
The Tower is really close to The Shard, for example

so your friend thought this tower was ugly?

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^ beast!! :bowtie:

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so your friend thought this tower was ugly?

Not my friend, but one of the most popular bloggers in Russia
No, he thinks "nothing special"

When you look at it, you say automatically not bad. This is a big achievement for Londoners. Good tower afterwards.

Yes, agreed

Almost There, highest point thank you

www.virtual1.nl

They are beautiful photos.

Not my friend, but one of the most popular bloggers in Russia
No, he thinks "nothing special"

i see :)

and have you seen it in real life yet?

i see :)

and have you seen it in real life yet?

Unfortunately, no.
Also, he had access to take pics of Kremlin from forbidden zones, also he's top photographer in Russia, you can see exactly his pics when you read news or watch photoalbums of important events of Russia

has southwark become the centre of london now?

No Southwark is not and never will be the "centre" of London. London actually has two centres, the area around the Bank of England is the business centre (major banks, insurance companies etc) and the area around Regent/Oxford St is the commercial, (shops, theatres, restaurants etc.), centre.

No Southwark is not and never will be the "centre" of London. London actually has two centres, the area around the Bank of England is the business centre (major banks, insurance companies etc) and the area around Regent/Oxford St is the commercial, (shops, theatres, restaurants etc.), centre.

Officially the centre of Greater London is on the Southern edge of Trafalgar Square at the junction of Whitehall where the statue of King Charles I now stands. A plaque can be found on the floor behind the statue stating that mileage distances on road signage are still measured from this point.
The City Of London is an area of just over a Square Mile, roughly between Tower Bridge in the East (But not including the Tower of London) Chancery Lane in the West and an Arc covering Smithfield Market, The Barbican, The Broadgate area and Aldgate to the North. It's centre is roughly at the Guildhall Square at the north end of King Street.
There has been a River crossing at the approximate site of London Bridge for 2000 years and the area to the south of the bridge, Borough, has been occupied for much of that time. The Bankside has been an area to visit in the evening for centuries, Shakespeare had a theatre or two there. Southwark, the Borough and Bankside areas in particular, might not be the centre, but its close.

^^ I think you mean the literal centerpiece, and they mean the city centre where the business and the shopping area is.

^^ I think you mean the literal centerpiece, and they mean the city centre where the business and the shopping area is.

In that case you will be arguing about that for weeks. Canary Wharf, Business. Knightsbridge, shopping. Harley Street, medical. Shaftesbury Avenue, theatre. London has more centers than you can count.

No Southwark is not and never will be the "centre" of London. London actually has two centres, the area around the Bank of England is the business centre (major banks, insurance companies etc) and the area around Regent/Oxford St is the commercial, (shops, theatres, restaurants etc.), centre.

You're being pedantic, Southwark may not be the centre, but it's certainly part of central London.

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From last Wednesday's Geography school trip to the Olympic Park:
Believe it or not the guide we had talked about the Shard, poking through the buildings and everyone shouted my name!
Though as the expert I had seen it from many different places in Newham before:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6874307047_be41f475b7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6874307047/)
CIMG2355 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6874307047/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr
A few metres forward:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6874334913_66be76ee4b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6874334913/)
CIMG2360 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6874334913/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr

:bow:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6880033231_8a4a8e386b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianvisits/6880033231/)
The Shard reflecting the sunlight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianvisits/6880033231/) by IanVisits (http://www.flickr.com/people/ianvisits/), on Flickr

^^ beautiful :o

^^
The building, it's watching us.

Stunning.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6880033231_8a4a8e386b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianvisits/6880033231/)
The Shard reflecting the sunlight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianvisits/6880033231/) by IanVisits (http://www.flickr.com/people/ianvisits/), on Flickr

^^ Great photo. Not easy to get an angle where huge sunlight reflects to the camera.

It needs to be done at the proper time. Requires patience.

^^ beautiful :o

What is beautiful, I see nothing, I'm dazzled.:D

by chest.

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-KHx3X4r/0/X2/MG5218-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-QWs4NBg/0/X2/MG5192-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-pg86xQs/0/X2/MG5185-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-SVXJhc7/0/X2/MG5190-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-thbLMLv/0/X2/MG5198-X2.jpg

Fläkt Woods will supply the ventilation requirements for the Shard

Fläkt Woods has won a contract to supply the ventilation requirements for London’s new prestigious landmark building, The Shard, which is currently under construction, next to London Bridge Station in Southwark.

Once completed in 2012, at 310m in height, it will become Western Europe’s tallest habitable building with 72 occupiable floors, equivalent to 95 floors in total. Mace, the international consultancy and construction company is the principal contractor for The Shard, which is being developed by Sellar, have charged HVAC specialists Gardner & Co with the challenge of meeting the unique ventilation requirements of the building. Working together with Fläkt Woods, the project brief outlined a range of specialist venting JM fans, providing emergency smoke ventilation as well as some smaller general extract fans

Following on from the new fabrication processes pioneered by Mace, a prefabrication strategy was implemented to minimize both site installation & the amount of materials on site. Flakt Woods and Gardner & Co design teams worked together to design a range of fire rated enclosures which were skid mounted & pre-fabricated at the Company’s Colchester Works using the market leading Flameshield range of fire rated ductwork.

The project specific fan assemblies are designed to operate both as general extract, and if required, emergency smoke extract preventing fire smoke from entering escape routes.

http://www.constructionnewsportal.com/construction_article8102.html

Can't wait to be there in summer and climb up to the top of the tower :)
Does anyone know if the Shard will be part of the olympic firework display?

I love London :bowtie:

property website 'Homes & Property' is claiming they believe one or two of the high luxury apartments situated near the top of the building could fetch around £36 million!!!
The website writes:

The Shard has 78 storeys and will comprise a five-star Shangri-La Hotel with spa, 27 floors of offices, three floors of restaurants, a public viewing gallery and prestige apartments on floors 53 to 65.

When launched later this year, the sky-high homes are expected to reach similarly towering prices — almost certainly well in excess of £4,000 per square foot.

With more than 6,000sq ft of double-height internal space on average, each will be several times bigger than a typical semi-detached house.

Two of the apartments span entire floors, three are duplexes and seven are "simplexes" (a new-fangled name for huge lateral flats).

The homes will each have their own lift from street level and feature enclosed winter gardens. Prices for some of the flats could top £36 million.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6884391427_42037d33d0_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mach32/6884391427/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Chances are looking superb that she'll be done for my trip this June!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6885977147_210b609ced_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogersg/6885977147/)
The Shard / 20120215 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogersg/6885977147/) by George Rex (http://www.flickr.com/people/rogersg/), on Flickr[/I]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6886229323_91b3ac15f9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinrobson/6886229323/)
20120211-P2110087 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinrobson/6886229323/) by Photo_Robson (http://www.flickr.com/people/martinrobson/), on Flickr

Excellent. :bow:

by lumberjack.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6886515313_e3656fa372_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6886515313/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6886515313/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

by The Shard Baby.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6874307047_be41f475b7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6874307047/)
CIMG2355 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6874307047/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6874334913_66be76ee4b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6874334913/)
CIMG2360 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6874334913/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr

Its a great building and addition to London but it is by no means a "WOW" imho.

:D

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6885541967_fe69517290_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/getstraightmeditate/6885541967/sizes/l/in/photostream/

:cool:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6885471189_36e48a51ca_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/veronika23/6885471189/)
London from NZ House (http://www.flickr.com/photos/veronika23/6885471189/) by Ronnie23 (http://www.flickr.com/people/veronika23/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6668321961_a5fce0cf87_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyrofer/6668321961/)
London Skyline Night (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyrofer/6668321961/) by Pyrofer (http://www.flickr.com/people/pyrofer/), on Flickr

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/El_Greco/ThursdayCloudy2.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6888556593_bdc4cfe1a7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yorkshirestacked_uk/6888556593/)
Alreet to Shardie from Wapping! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yorkshirestacked_uk/6888556593/) by yorkshire stacked (http://www.flickr.com/people/yorkshirestacked_uk/), on Flickr

by George Rex

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6888857063_d70d4b3d08_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogersg/6888857063/sizes/l/in/photostream/

property website 'Homes & Property' is claiming they believe one or two of the high luxury apartments situated near the top of the building could fetch around £36 million!!!
The website writes:

The Shard has 78 storeys and will comprise a five-star Shangri-La Hotel with spa, 27 floors of offices, three floors of restaurants, a public viewing gallery and prestige apartments on floors 53 to 65.

When launched later this year, the sky-high homes are expected to reach similarly towering prices — almost certainly well in excess of £4,000 per square foot.

With more than 6,000sq ft of double-height internal space on average, each will be several times bigger than a typical semi-detached house.

Two of the apartments span entire floors, three are duplexes and seven are "simplexes" (a new-fangled name for huge lateral flats).

The homes will each have their own lift from street level and feature enclosed winter gardens. Prices for some of the flats could top £36 million.

This is bullshit! :storm:

The Shard's best apartments will go for less than GBP 3.000/sq. ft, not even close the GBP 4.000/sq. ft.

I would pay something near GBP 2.500/sq. ft, nothing more.

Latest diagram:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6890327501_c414cede86_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6890327501/)
16.2.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75946767@N02/6890327501/) by The Shard Baby 4 (http://www.flickr.com/people/75946767@N02/), on Flickr

Used one of the Shards renders (The towers should blend in better with the actual light toohttp://www.abzo.info/zhao3.jpghttp://www.abzo.info/zhao2.jpghttp://www.abzo.info/zhao4.jpg

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^^
it isn't the tallest :ohno:

by George Rex
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogersg/6888857063/sizes/l/in/photostream/

This picture is fucking gorgeous! :omg:

^^
it isn't the tallest :ohno:

In the EU, yes it is.

In the EU, yes it is.

Eiffel Tower?

Eiffel Tower?

it is not a skyscraper

it is not a skyscraper

Ok but the title of AFP video says "Flying inside London's Shard, the EU's tallest tower" so Eiffel Tower is the tallest one.

Ok but the title of AFP video says "Flying inside London's Shard, the EU's tallest tower" so Eiffel Tower is the tallest one.

eiffiel tower is classified as a cultural type .. it is neither a building nor a skyscraper. when people talk about europe's tallest towers or buildings, the eiffiel tower is usually excluded from the list just like how the cn tower (553 m) in toronto is regarded.

Can you stop this "taller this, taller that" crap?

^^No.

Can you stop this "taller this, taller that" crap?
My friend, you're on a highrise enthusiast site. You would have better success telling a politician to stop talking about politics.

eiffiel tower is classified as a cultural type .. it is neither a building nor a skyscraper. when people talk about europe's tallest towers or buildings, the eiffiel tower is usually excluded from the list just like how the cn tower (553 m) in toronto is regarded.

No more problem when twin Plaza ( 2x323m ) will be there in Paris la Défense :cheers:

Ok but the title of AFP video says "Flying inside London's Shard, the EU's tallest tower" so Eiffel Tower is the tallest one.

It depends. The tallest tower is the Eiffel tower, since the Shard is not a tower. The tallest true building is the Shard. Besides, the Shard's roof is taller than the Eiffel Tower's, it's only the Eiffel tower's antenna that makes it taller. :tiasd:

Eiffel Tower vs Shard: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=53775125

This picture is fucking gorgeous! :omg:

:yes:

If somebody stands in the right place at the right time could the reflection of the sun off of the shard burn them to a crisp?

Yes.

No! It's not parabolic.

Can i see from London Bridge Tower the Eiffel Tower?
And conversely.

340 km between towers by Google Earth.

by lumberjack.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6896088283_c6ffb03837_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6896088283/)
DSC02751 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6896088283/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6896054511_8578cbd1c0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6896054511/)
DSC02740 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6896054511/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

Can i see from London Bridge Tower the Eiffel Tower?
And conversely.

340 km between towers by Google Earth.

No, not a chance. Perhaps on an extremely clear day you could see the Channel from the Shard, but not all the way to Paris. And from the Eiffel tower, you can only see about 80km. I think anything over 300km the curvature of the earth starts to take effect unless you are thousands of feet up.

The same story as if you see the sunset and then you go with a lift up to a high tower you will see the sunset again.

When I look at the Shard a see a church steeple. Pitch seems to be pretty close between the two spires.

Must be an American asking, thinking that Europe is a tiny continent

Must be an American asking, thinking that Europe is a tiny continent

Deerrrr... Uhhh.. Like... Uhhh... Ain't Uroup like totally the size of like Road I-Land? :nuts::nuts::nuts:

Deerrrr... Uhhh.. Like... Uhhh... Ain't Uroup like totally the size of like Road I-Land? :nuts::nuts::nuts:

Actually not.

They have started cladding the North side again.

Great news!

Eiffel Tower vs Shard: http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=53775125

I never realized how massive the ET is...I knew it was 300m, but seeing it next to the Shard put it into perspective.

The ET is huge. The base of it really spreads out. What I never new until
I saw it in person is that is painted kind of a brown color.

Can i see from London Bridge Tower the Eiffel Tower?
And conversely.

340 km between towers by Google Earth.


Hi,

if my calculations are correct :nuts: then the tip of the Shard should be 5.945 km high to see the tip of the Eifel Tower.
I assumed a perfect sphere for the earth, distance 340 km (radiant), radius 6378 km, and that both towers are on the same longitude...

The ET is huge. The base of it really spreads out. What I never new until
I saw it in person is that is painted kind of a brown color.

I'm sure i remember hearing they paint the Eiffel tower a different colour every few years..

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6903979351_511623d791_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescharlick/6903979351/)
Eagle House, London (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescharlick/6903979351/) by jamescharlick (http://www.flickr.com/people/jamescharlick/), on Flickr

Queen Elizabeth Street this morning

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120220_0047.jpg

I never realized how massive the ET is...I knew it was 300m, but seeing it next to the Shard put it into perspective.Yeah but the diagram is wrong. The top observation deck of the Eiffel Tower is 276m, but the SSP diagram shows it at almost 300m.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6903979351_511623d791_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescharlick/6903979351/)
Eagle House, London (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescharlick/6903979351/) by jamescharlick (http://www.flickr.com/people/jamescharlick/), on Flickr

Wow. That looks almost like Toronto:

http://www.acclaro.com/assets/images/blog/Image/toronto.jpg

Especially when the Walkie-Talkie and Cheesegrater are finished, London will have a better skyline than most North American cities.

by chest.

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-vrGjLLd/0/X2/MG1461-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-qjRc7Lc/0/X2/lightshard-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-7sCJwsB/0/X2/MG1509-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-ZmjNL2Z/0/X2/MG5284-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-zT4mjDv/0/X2/MG5290-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-cFMjWpt/0/X2/MG1538-X2.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-fb6C3n3/0/X3/MG1537-X3.jpg

http://constructionchest.smugmug.com/Architecture/skyscrapers-under-construction/shard-update/i-TDb5TkK/0/X3/MG1540-X3.jpg

London

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flightpath (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stumayhew/6904498041/) by stumayhew (http://www.flickr.com/people/stumayhew/), on Flickr

incredible photos PortoNuts got to ask though, is the third from bottom the extension to london bridge station

Shard is a beast! :cheers:

This is coming along nicely now, does anyone have any idea when it will be completed ?
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incredible photos PortoNuts got to ask though, is the third from bottom the extension to london bridge station

Thanks go to chest. I'm not sure where the pic was taken.

incredible photos PortoNuts got to ask though, is the third from bottom the extension to london bridge station

It's not an extension of the station, it's the redevelopment of the existing main station concourse.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6862445527_21b92142e3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorlloyd/6862445527/)
ice-17 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/trevorlloyd/6862445527/) by Trevor Lloyd (http://www.flickr.com/people/trevorlloyd/), on Flickr

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6886226755_c5bd5a0fd3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinrobson/6886226755/)
20120211-P2110081 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinrobson/6886226755/) by Photo_Robson (http://www.flickr.com/people/martinrobson/), on Flickr

by Edvvc.

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February 19th (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/6905535425/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

From Chest on the UK section..

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

You will all be pleased to know that the refurbishment of the Guy's Hospital cladding begins in March/April.

Great news on Guy's! :bow:

Wonderful progress.

RE: pic by Chest. That is a lot of cranes in that shot. :cheers:

by lumberjack.

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DSC02903 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6905706951/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6905710021_1cbc49cc6d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6905710021/)
DSC02907 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/6905710021/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

Some more pics taken yesterday

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120220_0014.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120220_0016.jpg

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120220_0029.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120220_0036.jpg

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http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120220_0049.jpg

Love that entrance.

by Black Friar.

http://i43.tinypic.com/346utyd.jpg

Some pictures taken from across the river a couple of weekends ago.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6917897173_ecf2edd271_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/assa_photos/6917897173/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6917897209_aa3841272c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/assa_photos/6917897209/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6917897277_d908a78bb3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/assa_photos/6917897277/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6917897301_a892d4db8e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/assa_photos/6917897301/)

And from the top of The Monument

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/6917922749_4b75a3300d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/assa_photos/6917922749/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7042/6917922791_0fc82bfb8e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/assa_photos/6917922791/)

As beastly as ever. :cheers:

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http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg850/scaled.php?server=850&filename=shhhhh.jpg&res=medium

I love London :)

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DSC_7674 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roland_slee/6914117259/) by Roland Slee (http://www.flickr.com/people/roland_slee/), on Flickr

Nice shot...:okay:

Yeah but the diagram is wrong. The top observation deck of the Eiffel Tower is 276m, but the SSP diagram shows it at almost 300m.

Oh! Okay, gotcha.

Tower of Babel: Language no barrier for Shard workers

It will be finished in time for the Olympics by a "Team Shard" almost as diverse as competitors in the Games.

London's tallest skyscraper - all 1,017 feet of it when completed in June - is a testament to international cooperation with workers from Albania to Australia, Bulgaria to Brazil contributing to its construction. Between 1,300 and 1,600 employees have been involved in building the £400 million tower.

Two-thirds of the workers are British and a further 20 per cent from other European countries, including Lithuania and Romania as well as France and Holland. The remaining 15 per cent are from all over the world.

Bart Lemmens, 26, is a quality assurance engineer from the Netherlands who joined the Shard team in June 2010. "While working in the Middle-East on a very large construction project I saw a picture of the Shard and I knew I had to get involved as it is one of the most interesting construction projects at this time," he said.

Simona Visinskyte, 23, Ramita Balconyte, 24, and Virginija Daraciene, 37, are all from Lithuania. Simona is an administrator for a logistics company working on the building and has been working at the Shard since May 2010. The other two are catering assistants, as is Russian Irina Pantuykhova.

"I thought maybe I would study here," Ms Visinskyte said. "But I found myself working in construction, and it was interesting seeing how from nothing people build massive skyscrapers."

Australian Tony Veal, 33, is a project manager. "I enjoy looking into the vast changes in history and technological advances over the years that have sculpted this great city," he said.

A spokesman for developer Sellar Property Group said: "There are many languages spoken by people working to build the Shard but this has not presented any issues."

When completed, the Shard will be almost double the height of St Paul's. It will have 44 lifts, offices and a hotel and be topped by a four-floor public viewing gallery. A concourse and a piazza will be finished by next year and will link it to London Bridge station. It has been developed by Irvine Sellar, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano and constructed by Mace.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24037018-tower-of-babel-language-no-barrier-for-shard-workers.do

Almost double the height of St. Pauls? I think they meant to say triple.

A few pictures I took from last week from St.Thomas Street
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76713791@N02/sets/

Wow. That looks almost like Toronto:
lol

" almost" ...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6776602600_004c6b6c4b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicaladam/6776602600/)
Morning Mayor's office, More London and The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicaladam/6776602600/) von Radicaladam (http://www.flickr.com/people/radicaladam/) auf Flickr
2h ago


http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbhb/6921798607/
19th febr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbhb/6775677008/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbhb/6921801565/

2.20.12
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6921220627_a0aa784070_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewgustar/6921220627/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewgustar/6921220627/) von Andrew Gustar (http://www.flickr.com/people/andrewgustar/) auf Flickr

lol

" almost" ...

Sorry, of course I meant looks better than Toronto. :banana:

It's not all about height. Toronto is just a load of generic glass blocks with the CN tower in the middle, it's really pretty dull.

http://www.homesandproperty.co.uk/property_news/smart_moves_and_new_homes/theshardisatthesharpend.html

http://www.futurelondon.com/storage/post-images/PR021_0010033_view05_800_final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1293194640913

http://i.imgur.com/NhWlC.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_lookingglass/6887709825/sizes/l/in/photostream/



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6776863420_41552efc24_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattoshashin/6776863420/)
View from Victoria Embankment (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattoshashin/6776863420/) by mattomatto (http://www.flickr.com/people/mattoshashin/), on Flickr


by our fellow ssc member lumberjack

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/6902343859_5ec9a97245_b.jpg
by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/)