^^ beautiful :)

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/NightRogue6/camputer95x.jpg

The laser show seems to still be going while the live stream online has stopped.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/531213_10150913370522405_2099248033_n.jpg

:lol:https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/531213_10150913370522405_2099248033_n.jpg

That truly was one of the most disappointing spectacles I have ever seen.

lovely tower

Amazing! London in the heights!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/7510927092_94774b7dac_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clsampy/7510927092/)
The Shard - Opening Show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clsampy/7510927092/) di clsampy (http://www.flickr.com/people/clsampy/), su Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7510930330_bf75587a09_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clsampy/7510930330/)
The Shard - Opening Show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clsampy/7510930330/) di clsampy (http://www.flickr.com/people/clsampy/), su Flickr

I just don't know what they were thinking,...oh right, they weren't. Could have been soo much better

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7511360332_7b14520969_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7511360332/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7511360332/) by Harry Ball (http://www.flickr.com/people/harryball/), on Flickr

http://assets2.static.vosizneias.com/uploads/news_photos/thumbnails/800_7t9hswpu4vcu2odpnuxjnmaeu59ikquc.jpg

:cheers:

Nice snap!

Light show for London Olympics opening? They better do that!

Hey it wasn't raining.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7511360332_7b14520969_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7511360332/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7511360332/) by Harry Ball (http://www.flickr.com/people/harryball/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/7510927092_94774b7dac_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clsampy/7510927092/)
The Shard - Opening Show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clsampy/7510927092/) di clsampy (http://www.flickr.com/people/clsampy/), su Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8015/7510930330_bf75587a09_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clsampy/7510930330/)
The Shard - Opening Show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clsampy/7510930330/) di clsampy (http://www.flickr.com/people/clsampy/), su Flickr


holy shit!! :shocked:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/7511838454_9df339e315_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonshots/7511838454/)
Shard London - Opening ceremony (http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonshots/7511838454/) by LondonshotsUK (http://www.flickr.com/people/londonshots/), on Flickr

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1F122000005DC-336_964x593.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1F126000005DC-640_964x640.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1DEC6000005DC-621_964x641.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1D4E1000005DC-41_964x643.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1CF68000005DC-147_964x642.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/7511764930_3cb2045a2d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511764930/)
The Shard during it's opening laser light show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511764930/) by Alexander Kachkaev (http://www.flickr.com/people/kachkaev/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/7511765568_634b378dc5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511765568/)
The Shard's opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511765568/) by Alexander Kachkaev (http://www.flickr.com/people/kachkaev/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7511763574_d528f4ce04_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511763574/)
Panorama of City of London during The Shard's opening laser show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511763574/) by Alexander Kachkaev (http://www.flickr.com/people/kachkaev/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7511697522_9716db3354_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lonarg/7511697522/)
Shard Yellow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lonarg/7511697522/) by AlexGroundwater (http://www.flickr.com/people/lonarg/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7511497470_a1297bc1f9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37080508@N06/7511497470/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37080508@N06/7511497470/) by Ryan Kulczycki (http://www.flickr.com/people/37080508@N06/), on Flickr

Looks awesome!

The Shard is undoubtedly a new icon for London, the world's greatest and most diverse city - thanks for all the photos.

Hi all,

Here's a link to some shots from last nights Laser show! http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513077320/in/set-72157630445754604/lightbox/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513075622/in/set-72157630445754604/lightbox/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513075318/in/set-72157630445754604/lightbox/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513074692/in/set-72157630445754604/lightbox/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513074074/in/set-72157630445754604/lightbox/

Beatiful tower!!! Some pictures are marvelous :cheers:

Here's three of my pics from last night.

I quite enjoyed it, but I had fairly low expectations.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7513623228_d9b57b6a32_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7513623228/)
The Shard Light show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7513623228/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7120/7513621600_712ca6aa98_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7513621600/)
The Shard Light show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7513621600/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7513625568_1b2d8282ff_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7513625568/)
The Shard Light show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7513625568/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7511575026_67cc09a35a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511575026/)
IMG_5984 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511575026/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8430/7511557384_0173933c55_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511557384/)
IMG_5993 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511557384/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/7511513094_24c2572cf6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511513094/)
IMG_6019 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511513094/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/7511509012_6f5f049e97_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511509012/)
IMG_6021 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511509012/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7511505176_99fc3e7636_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511505176/)
IMG_6023 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511505176/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7511503128_7c128c7f45_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511503128/)
IMG_6024 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511503128/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7121/7511500664_16cfce9a53_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511500664/)
IMG_6025 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511500664/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8018/7511498352_c11a6605ca_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511498352/)
IMG_6026 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511498352/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7511495998_3008fc3791_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511495998/)
IMG_6027 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57855223@N05/7511495998/) by corerising (http://www.flickr.com/people/57855223@N05/), on Flickr

Beautiful pictures. Congrats for this nice addition to london.

Londoners :)


http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/4694450_460s.jpg

As has been said already the laser show was abit of a let down (from where I was standing anyway), I was expecting to hear some music and for there to be more lasers. Standing on London Bridge, they were visible but not that clear most of the time, although I think the street lights may have had a lot to do with it.

I was however impressed with the turnout, even though it was advertised in The Standard etc, I wasnt expecting there to be as many people as there was (even though there was bound to be alot of people, I kept thinking it was going to be mainly skyscrapercity types dotted around with their tripods out :colgate: )

It felt like Carnival at times.

Here is a very shaky video showing what it was like on London Bridge

YZ7glmRiWtM

..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513074692/

It's a top tower but surely they could have taken a leaf out of the Burj Khalifa's book and fired some fireworks off it, that's what really gets the public going.

Very nice pics...

It's a top tower but surely they could have taken a leaf out of the Burj Khalifa's book and fired some fireworks off it, that's what really gets the public going.
Apparently, they wanted to but it's too close to the hospital

Here is a very shaky video showing what it was like on London Bridge

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ7glmRiWtM">YouTube Link</a>

Thanks for the video, the bridge looked busy from down on the river where I was, no idea it was this packed up there though

Apparently, they wanted to but it's too close to the hospital

Fair enough then I guess.

Still, def a top addition to the skyline. Can't wait to go up it.

The media in Australia has pushed the notion that the Shard is a blot on the historic London Skyline ? I know London has a huge history and is lucky to have so many links to it's amazing architectural past yet it is a living city right now in the 21st century. Congratulations on a building that will become yet another must visit site in your wonderful city. Humans are funny things,,,,,,,,they get used to or become familiar with something relative to their own lives and never think it should change.........They complain but they pass and the world keeps doing it's thing...enjoy !

The media in Australia has pushed the notion that the Shard is a blot on the historic London Skyline ? I know London has a huge history and is lucky to have so many links to it's amazing architectural past yet it is a living city right now in the 21st century. Congratulations on a building that will become yet another must visit site in your wonderful city. Humans are funny things,,,,,,,,they get used to or become familiar with something relative to their own lives and never think it should change.........They complain but they pass and the world keeps doing it's thing...enjoy !

I'm sure when they first built St Pauls, many hated it.....when they first built the Houses of Parliement many would hate that design too....

....'traditionalists' need to get over themselves. It's like the folk who say "you mustnt build a supertall near the Empire state building"..... why ? It's had it's day as the king of the hill.....progress is progress and we shouldn't allow sentimental crap to hold us back.

As Renzo Piano said himself to his critics, every building is modern at some point.

This year, there are many important events in London.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/4113942-3x4-700x933.jpg
Tower bridge and Bridge tower. :)

Amazing time-lapse by Anatoleya. Looks less disappointing than ever
EVd6V4JKYIE

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/7511838454_9df339e315_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonshots/7511838454/)
Shard London - Opening ceremony (http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonshots/7511838454/) by LondonshotsUK (http://www.flickr.com/people/londonshots/), on Flickr

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1F122000005DC-336_964x593.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1F126000005DC-640_964x640.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1DEC6000005DC-621_964x641.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1D4E1000005DC-41_964x643.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/05/article-2169097-13F1CF68000005DC-147_964x642.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/7511764930_3cb2045a2d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511764930/)
The Shard during it's opening laser light show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511764930/) by Alexander Kachkaev (http://www.flickr.com/people/kachkaev/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/7511765568_634b378dc5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511765568/)
The Shard's opening laser light show, a beam pointing to St. Paul's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511765568/) by Alexander Kachkaev (http://www.flickr.com/people/kachkaev/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7511763574_d528f4ce04_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511763574/)
Panorama of City of London during The Shard's opening laser show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kachkaev/7511763574/) by Alexander Kachkaev (http://www.flickr.com/people/kachkaev/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7511697522_9716db3354_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lonarg/7511697522/)
Shard Yellow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lonarg/7511697522/) by AlexGroundwater (http://www.flickr.com/people/lonarg/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7511497470_a1297bc1f9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37080508@N06/7511497470/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37080508@N06/7511497470/) by Ryan Kulczycki (http://www.flickr.com/people/37080508@N06/), on Flickr

I know, I know, don't quote images; but imagine if SSC used one of these photos for the banner instead of the rubbish they normally use :)

Shard tower opened to the public or not yet?

Obviously they (the building management) have not seen the light shows in Hong Kong.

Shard tower opened to the public or not yet?

According to the Wiki, it will be opened to public next year.

Shard has finished exterior construction but the interior is yet to be finished, such as cladding the walls, bathroom fixtures, internal pipes, air conditioner ducts.

It will take around 6-8 months before its done.

I know, I know, don't quote images; but imagine if SSC used one of these photos for the banner instead of the rubbish they normally use :)

For the banner you need a panorama shot.

Anyway, great pics. They should keep that light on the tower permanently. :cool:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7516059782_4d7079608c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42245300@N07/7516059782/)
UK_016 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/42245300@N07/7516059782/) by JReeves86 (http://www.flickr.com/people/42245300@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7511360332_4100aba4bb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7511360332/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7511360332/) by Harry Ball (http://www.flickr.com/people/harryball/), on Flickr

Shard tower opened to the public or not yet?

The lower two levels, according to Bloomberg. The hotel is still yet to build out and office and residential floors are available for lease. The upper observation floors will open next year.

Congrats to London!

Congratulations to London! :cheers: Nice addition to the city :okay:

Another from me

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7516164914_50d5649c73_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7516164914/)
The Shard Inauguration (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7516164914/) by Harry Ball (http://www.flickr.com/people/harryball/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7516164914_50d5649c73_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7516164914/)
The Shard Inauguration (http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryball/7516164914/) by Harry Ball (http://www.flickr.com/people/harryball/), on Flickr

Wow!

OMG!!! It looks very beautiful, elegant, impressive at night !!! Great photos as well !

Thursday (Lunch) - baby shard is coming on well.. great photos everyone shame I was out of town!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7516945952_ec72094bf2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7516945952/)
P7050053 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7516945952/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

love it love it love it in time for the olympics 2012

Thursday (Lunch) - baby shard is coming on well.. great photos everyone shame I was out of town!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7516945952_ec72094bf2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7516945952/)
P7050053 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7516945952/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

are those gaps part of the design?

I have to say the pics of this lighting scheme are hilarious. Not necessarily bad, but I am laughing out loud at how over-the-top it all is.

Nope.

And it's not the lighting scheme, it was a light display for the buildings opening.

I think it's ugly, plus it seems completely out of place in a city like London.

^^ Here we go again... :|

by tim caynes

http://i.imgur.com/BKO4W.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/timcaynes/7482706854/sizes/h/in/photostream/





This pic is THE SHIT! Amazing!!!!

^^ Here we go again... :|

This is the first time in months that I returned to this forum, heck I didn't even know about the tower, until I read about it on a news site today. I don't know what others have said about this tower and I'm just expressing my opinion and the fact that it seems to be a common opinion according to you, should tell you something, so don't post an immature reply kid, when someone doesn't share your opinion.

are those gaps part of the design?

The ones about half way up are the portals for the Building Maintenance Units (window cleaning, etc.). They close up when they're not in use.

Here's a triptych from last night - after the lasers had stopped

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7517126516_a246819f57_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7517126516/)
Shard RGB (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7517126516/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

Here is a time lapse i took before and during the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTDbNvcNmWY&list=UUGFp67npLT2QBmPbmIJkgww&index=1&feature=plcp

^^ Here we go again... :|


Here YOU go again... I like this tower, just as you do, but I respect other people's opinion. Just don't respond to them.

So, all they needed to do is double the speed of everything and use some minimal techno instead.. much better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtZdJ90NGw0

(...or get nokia to sponsor it! :p http://www.youtube.com/user/nokiauk?v=SX2Gd-kqV5s)

(or use a kettle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jEKXxu3XFY )

ugly.

ugly.

Reserve that response for 20 fenchurch st (walkie-talkie) when it's complete!

I have to say the pics of this lighting scheme are hilarious. Not necessarily bad, but I am laughing out loud at how over-the-top it all is.

It's not the lighting scheme... it was the 'opening' ceremony. A one day event.

What a poor show, the tower looks great though.

I love how this tower looks (although I still have kind of mixed feelings towards it). This is definitely the time for London. Enjoy it!
About the thing with the lights, I find it a little creepy. In some pictures it looked just like a dalek trying to destroy all the city! Also, a little bit like this: :dance:

wonderful tower during the day. so so at night. The window work and facade have a wonderful texture and I love the different angles the glass bends at. However, the top just seems to peter out kind of weakly.

Great photos , everyone .

do we have an opening date for public obs deck please ,and pricing .thanx

Is this colour flood lighting a main feature at night or is it only for the opening?

I think it's ugly, plus it seems completely out of place in a city like London.

Thats what the Parisians said about the Eiffel tower ;)

It's a beautiful and futuristic tower! congratulations! :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/7514135368_97d44870d5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookiesound/7514135368/)
The Shard in London along the river Thames. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookiesound/7514135368/) por cookiesound (http://www.flickr.com/people/cookiesound/), en Flickr

A quick video I made yesterday -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJeMyWhGjsk&hd=1

:)

Is this colour flood lighting a main feature at night or is it only for the opening?

I wouldn't be surprised if they used it, maybe not all night but maybe like the Eiffel tower:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTaq_MI6ey8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTaq_MI6ey8)

they do that every hour for 5 minutes, from about 9pm til 3am when it gets light again (depending on the time of year).

They will probably reserve the lasers for special occasions though, e.g. New Year. I suspect we'll be seeing it again during the olympics as well.

A quick video I made yesterday -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJeMyWhGjsk&hd=1

:)

That tall sculptured canopy acts as a tall building draft shield/blocker (a very nice/good consideration)?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8002/7521806726_875092b217_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicholasholt/7521806726/)
shard opening (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicholasholt/7521806726/) by Nick Holt (http://www.flickr.com/people/nicholasholt/), on Flickr

Simply stunning:D

How long until this tower is featured in some dystopian fiction?
I mean, look at it; it has all the trappings of a building fit for Big Brother headquarters (just replace the lasers with spotlights shining down).

Awesome structure nonetheless.

A quick video I made yesterday -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJeMyWhGjsk&hd=1

:)

how are you wjfox? :)

Some extras from Thursday night

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/7523058400_07a005bd6d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7523058400/)
The Shard vs Tate Modern (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7523058400/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8290/7523184760_589b352018_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7523184760/)
Shard Illuminations: the wide view (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7523184760/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/7523252168_bed44e7fe0_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7523252168/)
The Shard and London Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7523252168/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr

It's beautiful, much nicer than Freedom Tower in New York.

It's beautiful, much nicer than Freedom Tower in New York.

Ehh, I think The Shard and One World Trade Center are about equal.

From Thursday, I decided to make a full site visit out of it:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7518994852_a754817900_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518994852/)
CIMG3747 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518994852/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7114/7518993216_8e98284bf6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518993216/)
CIMG3749 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518993216/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7269/7518991280_798b391582_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518991280/)
CIMG3751 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518991280/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7518989540_d416ff4266_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518989540/)
CIMG3753 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518989540/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/7518985476_55f24e3e21_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518985476/)
CIMG3756 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518985476/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8146/7518984672_81abd1fdee_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518984672/)
CIMG3757 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518984672/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7518983316_65bd9c68aa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518983316/)
CIMG3758 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518983316/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7518980922_dcb5de114e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518980922/)
CIMG3760 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518980922/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7518976738_827dba9b51_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518976738/)
CIMG3764 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518976738/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7518975508_cffd55355f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518975508/)
CIMG3765 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518975508/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7518973094_01c8a10989_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518973094/)
CIMG3767 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518973094/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7518970616_c7aa1133f6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518970616/)
CIMG3769 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518970616/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8292/7518969532_bb6d0a79e1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518969532/)
CIMG3770 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518969532/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/7518967046_e770ebc3e9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518967046/)
CIMG3772 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518967046/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8290/7518960456_0dffb1b9c1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518960456/)
CIMG3778 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518960456/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/7518956552_0b16129cf2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518956552/)
CIMG3781 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518956552/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7518949810_e5f461d155_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518949810/)
CIMG3787 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518949810/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7518944936_6ebdc20f5d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518944936/)
CIMG3791 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518944936/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7518940152_9b446b1ea0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518940152/)
CIMG3795 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518940152/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7518938574_3b91b0c40d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518938574/)
CIMG3796 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518938574/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7518937548_17152127e3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518937548/)
CIMG3797 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518937548/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7518927216_8fbef913e9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518927216/)
CIMG3805 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518927216/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/7518921490_243defc371_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518921490/)
CIMG3810 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518921490/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8283/7518909612_f2e86d4030_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518909612/)
CIMG3823 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518909612/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8287/7518904142_ef4ba4f34a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518904142/)
CIMG3840 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518904142/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7518903364_bf87b7fec0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518903364/)
CIMG3841 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518903364/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8007/7518902504_15c9b67fe9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518902504/)
CIMG3842 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518902504/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/7518901814_3d2614a743_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518901814/)
CIMG3843 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518901814/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7136/7518899040_3a4f9fd9e0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518899040/)
CIMG3847 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518899040/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7518897866_94889d48d5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518897866/)
CIMG3849 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518897866/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8292/7518897476_7abb5c5486_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518897476/)
CIMG3850 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518897476/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7518895562_f6c82f92c5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518895562/)
CIMG3855 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518895562/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/7518894654_bccee0ae3b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518894654/)
CIMG3857 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518894654/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7129/7518893992_75a3277940_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518893992/)
CIMG3858 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518893992/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8006/7518893434_8ece25e3ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518893434/)
CIMG3859 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77964020@N07/7518893434/) by TheShardBaby7 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77964020@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7525453958_a5dfdc9207_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82150239@N04/7525453958/)
5.7.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82150239@N04/7525453958/) by The Shard Baby 8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/82150239@N04/), on Flickr

Nice report. :okay:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/7523252168_bed44e7fe0_o.jpg[/url]
The Shard and London Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertect/7523252168/) by cybertect (http://www.flickr.com/people/cybertect/), on Flickr



I really hope they keep the lighting like that on the spire, it mirrors the look of the old church below.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7520829436_0002603df0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhedwards/7520829436/)
green and purple lasers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhedwards/7520829436/) by Badly Drawn Dad (http://www.flickr.com/people/dhedwards/), on Flickr

Wow. Greate pictures of a great subject!

They better be keeping that lighting at least until the Olympics, it gives the Shard another dimension of :drool:

Ehh, I think The Shard and One World Trade Center are about equal.


Yes, they are equal. Both are second-world-class towers :nono:

Great pictures to all I truly enjoyed, thank you so much!

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

Ehh, I think The Shard and One World Trade Center are about equal.

Not yet they aren't, 1 WTC isn't finished. But even when it is, the Shard is definitely the more adventurous building architecture-wise: it is asymmetrical, it doesn't even come to a proper point, and its base is extremely irregular. Granted, 1WTC will be majestic given the height and the elegance of the cladding, but then it is supposed to be more imposing and awe-inspiring, it's in a city of skyscrapers rather than across from a 1000 year old castle.

From yesterday:


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8007/7521954242_6a83408c9e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghost-of-sparta/7521954242/sizes/l/in/photostream/)
by ghost-of-sparta (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghost-of-sparta/), on Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8288/7521947842_65bc01faaa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghost-of-sparta/7521947842/sizes/l/in/photostream/)
by ghost-of-sparta (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghost-of-sparta/), on Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7280/7521960026_737717e65b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghost-of-sparta/7521960026/sizes/l/in/photostream/)
by ghost-of-sparta (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghost-of-sparta/), on Flickr

Simply amazing.

If the Shard would lose against Flame Towers on Eurocup I would definitely authorized to kill myself.

They opened it even though it's not completed(cladding incomplete, crane tower still attached).:nuts: That's a big no-no.:ohno:

The tower cranes belong to The Place, another Renzo Piano building that's going up next door to The Shard.

They opened it even though it's not completed(cladding incomplete, crane tower still attached).:nuts: That's a big no-no.:ohno:

The cladding is complete. And it's only the bottom floors that are open.

The expectations were high, the shape of the building is good, but not very imaginative. I am hugely dissapointed by this, IMO the future of skyscraper design lies in Shanghai Tower-ish type of buildings, more organic and more circular, but The Shard is surely a contribution to London's skyline, nevertheless it looks quite dull and clumsy. It's good to see lightness and grace from a skyscraper, if you like skyscrapers of regular geometric shape, Leadenhall building is superior to The Shard in every aspect. :smug:

The expectations were high, the shape of the building is good, but not very imaginative. I am hugely dissapointed by this, IMO the future of skyscraper design lies in Shanghai Tower-ish type of buildings, more organic and more circular, but The Shard is surely a contribution to London's skyline, nevertheless it looks quite dull and clumsy. It's good to see lightness and grace from a skyscraper, if you like skyscrapers of regular geometric shape, Leadenhall building is superior to The Shard in every aspect. :smug:


http://asdin.kapsi.fi/gifwall/gif/nortonlappari.gif

http://asdin.kapsi.fi/gifwall/gif/nortonlappari.gif

Totally agree with you, this building is beautiful!

If the Shard would lose against Flame Towers on Eurocup I would definitely authorized to kill myself.
What is your problem with Flame Towers? I like the Shard but Flame Towers is either not bad at all

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/SSC%202011-2012/Flame_Towers_Baku_Azerbaijan.jpg

Flaming Flame Towers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/SSC%202011-2012/98baf8cce197.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7531803214_8bf559ce16_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48399179@N05/7531803214/)
the shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48399179@N05/7531803214/) by jankech philippe (http://www.flickr.com/people/48399179@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8288/7530686216_c657ebf13a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/briangaschler/7530686216/)
Shard (1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/briangaschler/7530686216/) by Brian Gaschler (http://www.flickr.com/people/briangaschler/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7530673906_f320e1f980_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/la_greystone/7530673906/)
The Shard launches (View from St Paul's Cathedral London) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/la_greystone/7530673906/) by Graham Lacdao (http://www.flickr.com/people/la_greystone/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7529431978_f7f976bdd8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jshiell/7529431978/)
Lasers from the Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jshiell/7529431978/) by James Shiell (http://www.flickr.com/people/jshiell/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7529429592_da7fe27432_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jshiell/7529429592/)
The City from Primrose Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jshiell/7529429592/) by James Shiell (http://www.flickr.com/people/jshiell/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7134/7529431300_96a69b14fb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jshiell/7529431300/)
Lasers from the Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jshiell/7529431300/) by James Shiell (http://www.flickr.com/people/jshiell/), on Flickr

any pics of the interiors ?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7111/7087006889_705b55b586_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laura_nolte/7087006889/)
London from Hampstead Heath (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laura_nolte/7087006889/) by Laura Nolte (http://www.flickr.com/people/laura_nolte/), on Flickr

The expectations were high, the shape of the building is good, but not very imaginative. I am hugely dissapointed by this, IMO the future of skyscraper design lies in Shanghai Tower-ish type of buildings, more organic and more circular, but The Shard is surely a contribution to London's skyline, nevertheless it looks quite dull and clumsy. It's good to see lightness and grace from a skyscraper, if you like skyscrapers of regular geometric shape, Leadenhall building is superior to The Shard in every aspect. :smug:

You used the smile wrong bro.

How long until this tower is featured in some dystopian fiction?
I mean, look at it; it has all the trappings of a building fit for Big Brother headquarters (just replace the lasers with spotlights shining down).

Awesome structure nonetheless.

Although not the centre of the film... it appeared briefly in 'Children of Men'

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/LBT/Children-of-Men-screenshot.jpg

The owners of the Shard say they get several calls a day from film companies wanting to use the tower as a location... but they always turn them down.

Amazing video:

UZU3QprfxGk

Thats what the Parisians said about the Eiffel tower ;)

he has probably never visited London!

The media in Australia has pushed the notion that the Shard is a blot on the historic London Skyline ? I know London has a huge history and is lucky to have so many links to it's amazing architectural past yet it is a living city right now in the 21st century. Congratulations on a building that will become yet another must visit site in your wonderful city. Humans are funny things,,,,,,,,they get used to or become familiar with something relative to their own lives and never think it should change.........They complain but they pass and the world keeps doing it's thing...enjoy !

also I would hardly call South London a "historic" London skyline! Certainly it is not a widely celebrated aesthetic. Rather the history of many sections of the London skyline, particularly outside of the tourist cores have always been a hotchpotch of styles and silhouettes, forgettable apart from its scale and overall presence. Surely the strong aesthetic of the Shard can only therefore help people to focus and remember an area that they would have quickly forgotten previously.

arent those lasers a hazard to air traffic? nice lighting anyway!

arent those lasers a hazard to air traffic? nice lighting anyway!
It was for the opening night only, and there was a warning distributed by air traffic control.

looks beautiful with those lasers :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7511200914_16ce5e6c17_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511200914/)
The opening of The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511200914/) by mistersnappy (http://www.flickr.com/people/mistersnappy/), on Flickrhttp://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/7511210968_c2d20cc6a9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511210968/)
The opening of The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511210968/) by mistersnappy (http://www.flickr.com/people/mistersnappy/), on Flickr

I guess this title should be changed to 'Completed'. Or are they still working on the cladding? Thought I read that somewhere in this thread.

I'm surprised that the Shard doesn't look strange being isolated from the other skyscrapers. *burjkhalifa*

I guess this title should be changed to 'Completed'. Or are they still working on the cladding? Thought I read that somewhere in this thread.

Do you guys count internal work as progress or do you just label them as 'complete' only when all the cladding is finished? Because the tower is not close to being finished internally.

Do you guys count internal work as progress or do you just label them as 'complete' only when all the cladding is finished? Because the tower is not close to being finished internally.

There has been a tendancy on this website to label structures as "complete" once the exterior is finished. Then they usually sit in the U/C forum for a few more months until the interior is complete. After that, it is then put in the archives. Tokyo Sky Tree is an example of this.

The exception is the Burj Khalifa, which should have put in the archives over a year ago.

Do you guys count internal work as progress or do you just label them as 'complete' only when all the cladding is finished? Because the tower is not close to being finished internally.

Usually just the exterior or when it has opened. :dunno:

How long until this tower is featured in some dystopian fiction?
I mean, look at it; it has all the trappings of a building fit for Big Brother headquarters (just replace the lasers with spotlights shining down).

Awesome structure nonetheless.

2VT2apoX90o

I can't stop laughing at the lasers. This towers gets all thumbs up from me, but seriously, are they trying to make this thing look like the HQ of an evil corporation on purpose? It just looks so ridiculous

Great video :)

Is there any news on how many of the residential units have sold, if any?

Children of Men = MUST see movie :)

he has probably never visited London!

What do you mean? I've visited London several times. I'm just sayin' some people who dislike the building now might like it in a couple of years, when they're used to it :-)

Is there any news on how many of the residential units have sold, if any?

I was curious too. Here's a quote from a recent news article.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/the-shard-where-are-all-the-tenants-7912144.html

"...Asked when the flats would go on sale and at what price, he replied: "We are holding back on selling or leasing for some time. We want to evaluate the impact of the building before we make those decisions." Some reports suggested it was perhaps prospective buyers – some of whom would spend much of the time above the clouds – who were being selective..."

^^

Thanks. If I recall there are only 12 residential units, one per floor, so there obviously aren't many... I'm sort of shocked that none have been sold thus far, but I'm sure they will and the prices should be impressive.

Quick the suns out someone get some pictures

What do you mean? I've visited London several times. I'm just sayin' some people who dislike the building now might like it in a couple of years, when they're used to it :-)

oh you misread my message, I meant the guy you were politely replying to

Stunning view...

M6eG3q1QreE

Credit to mjf1408

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8282/7549119466_910671d1d1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianczarny/7549119466/)
Shard London Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianczarny/7549119466/) by Adrian Czarny (http://www.flickr.com/people/adrianczarny/), on Flickr

http://i.imgur.com/79n0q.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abdul_kassim/7548503966/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7552078218_3ce12ed539_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/comeonuwhites/7552078218/sizes/l/in/photostream/

That first picture is awesome.

It's a shame they didn't clean all the glass before the light show and the blind boxes are still red
otherwise it probably would of looked even more beautiful!

a couple of close-up shots!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7513076598_47ef868f04_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513076598/)
2012_07_01_Shard Inauguration_LR_005 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513076598/) by Insightful Light (http://www.flickr.com/people/insightful-light/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7513076178_3ed4d3aa8b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513076178/)
2012_07_01_Shard Inauguration_LR_007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513076178/) by Insightful Light (http://www.flickr.com/people/insightful-light/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7513075448_054692c2fa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513075448/)
2012_07_01_Shard Inauguration_LR_011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/insightful-light/7513075448/) by Insightful Light (http://www.flickr.com/people/insightful-light/), on Flickr

That first picture is awesome.

another sunset shot taken a year ago!

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6195/6127969388_ca3ba65504_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianvisits/6127969388/)
The Sun right behind the Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianvisits/6127969388/) by IanVisits (http://www.flickr.com/people/ianvisits/), on Flickr

Very nice! Good luck to London 2012!

Shard from 9th floor of Park Plaza London
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7557618810_eea076c4a4_c.jpg

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ffotografica/

i can't imagine how the shard would look like if it was built next to the eiffel tower!

http://i.imgur.com/ey59e.jpg
my pic

I can't stop laughing at the lasers. This towers gets all thumbs up from me, but seriously, are they trying to make this thing look like the HQ of an evil corporation on purpose? It just looks so ridiculous

But wasn't that just a show for the opening ceremony? Is not as if they (the lasers) will be piercing the sky permanently.

I http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/the-shard-where-are-all-the-tenants-7912144.html

"...Asked when the flats would go on sale and at what price, he replied: "We are holding back on selling or leasing for some time. We want to evaluate the impact of the building before we make those decisions." Some reports suggested it was perhaps prospective buyers – some of whom would spend much of the time above the clouds – who were being selective..."

Above the clouds? Does London really have low clouds/fog, or these guys just think 309 meters is some kind of out-of-this-world height?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7564118348_ec5b216e07_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/parkylondon/7564118348/)
The Shard, all coy... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/parkylondon/7564118348/) by parkylondon (http://www.flickr.com/people/parkylondon/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/7564117856_8d112dd5e4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/parkylondon/7564117856/)
The Shard in all her glory (http://www.flickr.com/photos/parkylondon/7564117856/) by parkylondon (http://www.flickr.com/people/parkylondon/), on Flickr

It's beautiful, much nicer than Freedom Tower in New York.

Are you kidding? Stop embarrassing yourself. :bash:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/7564350910_b8dbdb41a2_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chunkybug/7564350910/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7564422834_b41965ea93_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kazzyb/7564422834/)
Sun on Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kazzyb/7564422834/) by Kazzy B (http://www.flickr.com/people/kazzyb/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7564419296_a41c95fe3f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kazzyb/7564419296/)
Shard Tip (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kazzyb/7564419296/) by Kazzy B (http://www.flickr.com/people/kazzyb/), on Flickr

^^ Nice first picture. Cool how the shard is holding the moon :)

I'm trying to post a picture on this site and it seems rather difficult and suggestions?

Are you kidding? Stop embarrassing yourself. :bash:
I find he new WTC a very bland design.

[SIZE="1"]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7511200914_16ce5e6c17_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511200914/)

from that angle it looks like the seoul lotte tower.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7566541336_652071e60a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82150239@N04/7566541336/)
6.7.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82150239@N04/7566541336/) by The Shard Baby 8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/82150239@N04/), on Flickr

I'm trying to post a picture on this site and it seems rather difficult and suggestions?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=339254

:)

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/63918094.jpg

More pictures of London (http://www.panoramio.com/user/212664/tags/London) by me.

nice tower :cheers:

Sun (Lunch)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7578173722_a87c32936b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578173722/)
IMG_6143 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578173722/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7578172402_49752f09a5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578172402/)
IMG_6137 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578172402/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8145/7578171234_2a5300726e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578171234/)
IMG_6097 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578171234/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/7578169796_aaa6c74bb4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578169796/)
IMG_6084 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578169796/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7578168390_84eb2e2e96_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578168390/)
IMG_6059 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7578168390/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

THX :)

Last pic is very cool :) London sandwiched between two layers of nice texture...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/7585747650_42f6a70030_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21865338@N03/7585747650/)
Above it, only sky? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21865338@N03/7585747650/) by Poynton Robbo (http://www.flickr.com/people/21865338@N03/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7107/7526195134_67229aeec5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenpettit/7526195134/)
Shard Inauguration (http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenpettit/7526195134/) by Darren Pettit (http://www.flickr.com/people/darrenpettit/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7516394010_eb311d9481_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/50942692@N07/7516394010/)
Shard 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/50942692@N07/7516394010/) by AndyB_2010 (http://www.flickr.com/people/50942692@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7280/7519639458_62527e3218_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielborg/7519639458/)
Symphony of Lights Shard Style (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielborg/7519639458/) by Daniel Borg (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielborg/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7513741048_9ff698b182_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stiley/7513741048/)
Shard Light Display (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stiley/7513741048/) by Anatoleya (http://www.flickr.com/people/stiley/), on Flickr

A few snaps taken this evening

Three pics of the hoist platform on St Thomas Street, which seems to be finished with now

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120717_0001.jpg


The lower level hoist has been dismantled.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120717_0003.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120717_0004.jpg


BMU out doing something on the south side

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120717_0002-Edit.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120717_0009-Edit.jpg


St Thomas Street escalator

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120717_0013-Edit-Edit.jpg


and the view up the building while riding it

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120717_0014-Edit.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/7473072208_74c96ee92f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigatrommelchen/7473072208/)
P1110972 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigatrommelchen/7473072208/) by taigatrommelchen (http://www.flickr.com/people/taigatrommelchen/), on Flick

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/7473071220_4f34eabe6a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigatrommelchen/7473071220/)
P1110969 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taigatrommelchen/7473071220/) by taigatrommelchen (http://www.flickr.com/people/taigatrommelchen/), on Flickr

This is a truly beautiful building.

I can just look at this beauty all day long without thinking about girls!

Hi everybody, I already follow this forum for quite a while and just decided to register and share my pictures with you. I took these pics during my trip to London in June. Hope you like it! :)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2751/foto0809.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/208/foto0809.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9947/foto0817p.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/696/foto0817p.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4447/foto0815p.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/88/foto0815p.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

I can just look at this beauty all day long without thinking about girls!

:lol:+1!

this colour is my favourite!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7121/7593096194_a6671685c2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hitchhikingfreeloader/7593096194/)
Shard - London Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hitchhikingfreeloader/7593096194/) by Globalviewfinder (http://www.flickr.com/people/hitchhikingfreeloader/), on Flickr

http://http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8426/7531399992_c2d21200ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49774861@N07/7531399992/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49774861@N07/7531399992/) by macpa001 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49774861@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8426/7531399992_c2d21200ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49774861@N07/7531399992/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49774861@N07/7531399992/) by macpa001 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49774861@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8426/7531399992_c2d21200ab_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49774861@N07/7531399992/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49774861@N07/7531399992/) by macpa001 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49774861@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7531408010_75e06da501_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49774861@N07/7531408010/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49774861@N07/7531408010/) by macpa001 (http://www.flickr.com/people/49774861@N07/), on Flickr

Please click the link to vote for this Europe's first and tallest (completed) supertall. >> http://xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=oneonone

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8282/7549119466_910671d1d1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianczarny/7549119466/)
Shard London Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianczarny/7549119466/) by Adrian Czarny (http://www.flickr.com/people/adrianczarny/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7552078218_3ce12ed539_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/7511210968_c2d20cc6a9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511210968/)
The opening of The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511210968/) by mistersnappy (http://www.flickr.com/people/mistersnappy/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7510663814_cb33831b11_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stumayhew/7510663814/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stumayhew/7510663814/) by stumayhew (http://www.flickr.com/people/stumayhew/), on Flickr

42629371
Untitled by Jason Hawkes on Vimeo | http://vimeo.com/42629371

40950267
London aerial 1 by Jason Hawkes on Vimeo | http://vimeo.com/40950267

42629371
Untitled by Jason Hawkes on Vimeo | http://vimeo.com/42629371

40950267
London aerial 1 by Jason Hawkes on Vimeo | http://vimeo.com/40950267

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8281/7593118138_fbd806697a_b.jpg
by Globalviewfinder (http://www.flickr.com/people/hitchhikingfreeloader/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8284/7593109078_34a4eae734_b.jpg
by Globalviewfinder (http://www.flickr.com/people/hitchhikingfreeloader/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7593114134_88bc282689_b.jpg
by Globalviewfinder (http://www.flickr.com/people/hitchhikingfreeloader/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7593101210_867006c314_b.jpg
by Globalviewfinder (http://www.flickr.com/people/hitchhikingfreeloader/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7121/7593096194_a6671685c2_b.jpg
by Globalviewfinder (http://www.flickr.com/people/hitchhikingfreeloader/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7593090164_5e3360e873_b.jpg
by Globalviewfinder (http://www.flickr.com/people/hitchhikingfreeloader/), on Flickr

Nice pics...

nice playland for Alain Robert! :)

Some say it still looks undone at the very top.

thats the way the top is finished even though it does look unfinished

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8421/7600462714_7c8269ac0b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/junuxx/7600462714/)
Shard vertical panorama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/junuxx/7600462714/) by Junuxx (http://www.flickr.com/people/junuxx/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8432/7578533262_baa57069b0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51321219@N02/7578533262/)
The Shard - Where buildings end and sky begins (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51321219@N02/7578533262/) by surreyblonde (http://www.flickr.com/people/51321219@N02/), on Flickr

42629371
Untitled by Jason Hawkes on Vimeo | http://vimeo.com/42629371

40950267
London aerial 1 by Jason Hawkes on Vimeo | http://vimeo.com/40950267

Jaw dropping.

I can't believe the Shard is losing so badly in the EuroCup against the lego blocks!
It sucks, because the Torso and the Shard are my fav. Euro scrapers, but apparently they'll both lose the final rounds :ohno:

the shard was built to become a very significant modern landmark of london which is one of alpha++ world city just out of 2 (with new york). mayor of london is a very intelligent and smart person who does not run the city in careless ways. it took many many years to erect the first supertall of the eu. the construction cost of the shard alone is more than those two city of capitals towers put together, not to mention the overall value of the shard (estimated $3.9 billion). voters should realise the fact that the shard ain't joke, just like ranzo piano ain't one too. oh well, never mind, it is not extremely awful to see london is the only city which is qualified to represent 2 buildings until the final. the shard will be introduced to the world in a very coming days (by the mass amount of media services). go london "the capital of the world"

^^ Amen :cheers:

How could the shard cost 3.9 billion dollars while dubai's tallest tower only cost 1.5 billion dollars. I'm a little lost. :ohno:

do you even read it properly? it is not the construction cost but the overall value which means including the value of land (perhaps london has the world's highest price in this aspect), the cost for it's backpack the place (then again land value), cost of the luxury apartments (cheapest price is start from £50 million) and many other things etc. there was another tall tower there before the shard was built, but it had to be demolished in order to build the shard and this is how the new buildings are built in london.

Also, the costs include the redevelopment of London Bridge station and the surrounding area.

exactly, i even thought the owner of the shard had to buy that demolished tower to build the shard at the same location. this project is not cheap at all.

the construction cost of the shard alone cost over GB £450m, the city of capitals ( 2 towers ) cost only US $450m. wow, a huge difference.

Two buildings were demolished, if I'm not mistaken, as well as the construction of the Place.

Various pics I took recently, includes a few of the Shard -

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1531770



http://www.futuretimeline.net/images/london/july-2012/12.jpg

Whats that core? ^

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/7614609420_e32554edff_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/david-bank/7614609420/)
London Panorama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/david-bank/7614609420/) by david.bank (www.david-bank.com) (http://www.flickr.com/people/david-bank/), on Flickr

photography contest uh! never mind...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7511200914_16ce5e6c17_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511200914/)
The opening of The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511200914/) by mistersnappy (http://www.flickr.com/people/mistersnappy/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/7511210968_c2d20cc6a9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511210968/)
The opening of The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistersnappy/7511210968/) by mistersnappy (http://www.flickr.com/people/mistersnappy/), on Flickr

Whats that core? ^

Three Quays: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1522091

another fantastic modern building :bow:

^^ are you serious? everything about it is god awful and its location next to the tower of London makes me cringe and fear for all future construction in London.

i just rechecked all the details of the building. well, i shouldn't have used the word "fantastic" but it's design is "not bad" at all. i am sure it will look nice when it's done. obviously, many modern buildings are growing along the river thames eg new $1 billion american embassy project, vauxhall cluster, st george wharf tower, many residential apartments near the canary wharf etc. i don't think this building is awful but i do prefer a better-designed building, more iconic one like the city hall or something like that.

Descending the Shard

The charity abseil is these days as common as the fun run when it comes to raising money for good causes. You get some sponsors, and then put on a hard hat and abseil down the side of a non-descript 15-storey office building in your city centre with the local news in attendance trying to fill up today's schedule.

With the Shard now externally completed, this concept is being moved to a whole new level, but one that is perhaps not unexpected for such a prestigious building.

The Descent of the Shard is marketed as an "exclusive event," and abseilers are renamed "descendants". The event involves what will likely be a small group of people who will get the chance to abseil from the very top of the Shard for charity - namely the Outward Bound Trust and Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund.

Adding to the class of it is the Duke of York who will be taking part in his position as the Chairman of the Outward Bound Trust. The trust promise to train everyone involved with the help of the Royal Marines as if it is an adventure weekend, complete with some royalty thrown in on the side.

To do this the "descendants" must each make a minimum donation or sponsorship of £25,000. Tellingly, talk of £25,000 donations suggest that this may not be something for joe public who likes to raise money over a period of months by getting ten pound donations, but for those with a taste for extreme sports who can get their hands on it quickly. As such, five people have already managed to reserve places out of what is potentially as few as seven places which should be an easy way to raise at least £175,000 for charity.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=3129

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/46TheShard_pic1.jpg

When they abseil down the shard, could someone ask them to carry a sponge and a squeegee?

Those godawful unwashed windows a third of the way down are begging to be cleaned. Still can't understand why it hasn't been done.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8427/7504241256_80b2d7166c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arra/7504241256/)
Shard again (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arra/7504241256/) by socarra (http://www.flickr.com/people/arra/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7504240664_b533957634_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arra/7504240664/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arra/7504240664/) by socarra (http://www.flickr.com/people/arra/), on Flickr

is someone really going to absail down this ?

Amazing tower.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7249/7628924596_582317ae60_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cityseabird/7628924054/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/7628924054_409675fbc8_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cityseabird/7628924596/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://i.imgur.com/66b1X.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawnrosie/7623780744/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7626168676_e9aee9828d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52200665@N08/7626168676/)
Gurkin &amp;amp; Shard,taken from Waltham Abbey (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52200665@N08/7626168676/) by Legalledoff (http://www.flickr.com/people/52200665@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8008/7622593056_c52b4b4872_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/peteroxlade/7622593056/)
Ipswich to London Cruise 49 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/peteroxlade/7622593056/) by peter_oxlade (http://www.flickr.com/people/peteroxlade/), on Flickr

is similar to a skyscraper in San Francisco, but I like the Tower of London more.

when open to the public? i hope visit London next year again a wonderful city!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/7633591274_14ef98103f_b.jpg
by iceman2058

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7632555280_f90644c008_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsallbee/7632555280/)
The Shard over the Millennium Bridge (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsallbee/7632555280/) by ItsAllBee (http://www.flickr.com/people/itsallbee/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7632559982_3686eff61b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsallbee/7632559982/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsallbee/7632559982/) by ItsAllBee (http://www.flickr.com/people/itsallbee/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7561601186_bd9a0dee79_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30957072@N02/7561601186/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30957072@N02/7561601186/) von Nigel Morton (http://www.flickr.com/people/30957072@N02/) auf Flickr

Latest diagram:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/7635333776_a8b6428d39_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82150239@N04/7635333776/)
19.7.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82150239@N04/7635333776/) by The Shard Baby 8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/82150239@N04/), on Flickr

When they abseil down the shard, could someone ask them to carry a sponge and a squeegee?

Those godawful unwashed windows a third of the way down are begging to be cleaned. Still can't understand why it hasn't been done.

You have a better eye for these things than I, I can't see the difference.

BTW does anyone know if or when the observation point is open?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7561601186_bd9a0dee79_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30957072@N02/7561601186/)
The Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30957072@N02/7561601186/) von Nigel Morton (http://www.flickr.com/people/30957072@N02/) auf Flickr

walkie talkie is rising too!

Does it shoot laser beams every night? :lol:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8008/7638470640_d5dc76c5a0_b.jpg
by gegloma01

TUvt_pX1xSE

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8428/7642041676_9eaec6db13_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82150239@N04/7642041676/)
22.7.2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/82150239@N04/7642041676/) by The Shard Baby 8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/82150239@N04/), on Flickr

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSwFAwD7QgTfrcMSDamz0zpm4Qm2l2MSx1dd4yC4IFYTrEpRVnEcT5fDMl9
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7115/7635465164_9cc997311d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34544693@N02/7635465164/)
4258. Bus stop at the Shard ... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34544693@N02/7635465164/) by drypics (http://www.flickr.com/people/34544693@N02/), on Flickr

magnificent building! masterpiece of architecture!

The London will incorporate around 600,000ft² of modern, high-spec office space, along with a 185-room hotel and a range of shopping, leisure, residential and public spaces, and will be a lynchpin of the local economy.

http://media-cache-ec5.pinterest.com/upload/279012139385200125_RTCv5W5Q_f.jpg

http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/upload/279012139385200119_GioU7Wyi_f.jpg

http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/london-bridge/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7274/7644465870_f363c7a94b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/celie/7644465870/)
shard (2) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/celie/7644465870/) by celie (http://www.flickr.com/people/celie/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7644469682_230be3aa3d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/celie/7644469682/)
shard (1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/celie/7644469682/) by celie (http://www.flickr.com/people/celie/), on Flickr

A few pics taken this evening - London was sweltering at 31 C.

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120725_0027.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120725_0031.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120725_0033.jpg

Windows open on the south west corner

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120725_0032.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20120725_0029.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/7646075976_41fae7529a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/craigdesjardins/7646075976/)
The Shard and St Paul's Cathedral from Primrose Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/craigdesjardins/7646075976/) by manchego_photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/craigdesjardins/), on Flickr

its looking beautiful

Just amazing :cheers:

Looks like scaffolding going up on Guy's Hospital. Could it be for recladding?

^^ Yes, they are recladding it.

We sold everything to travel around the world for a year with a Rocky statue. Here's Little Rocky in London with the Shard.
http://www.changesinlongitude.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Rocky-Shard-London-547x550.jpg

http://www.changesinlongitude.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Rocky-Shard-London-2-428x550.jpg

You can follow Rocky's journey around the world at: http://www.changesinlongitude.com/

Or see the Facebook album where he's been: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.286197681392407.79906.254650767880432&type=1&l=783a827fee

Cheers!

Larissa and Michael

Thanks Larissa and Michael have a great time in London :cheers:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7504240664_b533957634_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arra/7504240664/)
Shard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arra/7504240664/) by socarra (http://www.flickr.com/people/arra/), on Flickr

What a stunning Tower, to bad the top is still unfinished.
I really can't wait to see what its going to look like in real life, once they've installed the eye! :runaway:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Mordor.png
Picture from:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Mordor.png

What a stunning Tower, to bad the top is still unfinished.
I really can't wait to see what its going to look like in real life, once they've installed the eye! :runaway:
Picture from:upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Mordor.png

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7115/7635465164_9cc997311d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34544693@N02/7635465164/)
4258. Bus stop at the Shard ... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/34544693@N02/7635465164/) by drypics (http://www.flickr.com/people/34544693@N02/), on Flickr


Amazing!

check out the shard in this video! :)

xW5abat5NEU

The Shard: A Timelapse Study

http://vimeo.com/41249245

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8290/7662482414_a870dd4621_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdodkins/7662482414/)
Old &amp; New (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdodkins/7662482414/) by flyingdodo (http://www.flickr.com/people/sdodkins/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7662481752_bd91a21788_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdodkins/7662481752/)
London Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdodkins/7662481752/) by flyingdodo (http://www.flickr.com/people/sdodkins/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7663986740_141448ef40_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clwn/7663986740/)
Tower Bridge Panorama. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clwn/7663986740/) by Clwn (http://www.flickr.com/people/clwn/), on Flickr

^^ superb Photos

Am I the only one that feels the spire should have been taller?

Sunday (Afternoon)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7136/7671316316_19420a3487_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7671316316/)
IMG_6714 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7671316316/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

I really can't wait to see what its going to look like in real life, once they've installed the eye! :runaway:

Don't worry. After the Olympics, they'll install that cauldron on top. :lol:

Am I the only one that feels the spire should have been taller?

I don't think making it 100 meters or so taller would have made any difference.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7663986740_141448ef40_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clwn/7663986740/)
Tower Bridge Panorama. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/clwn/7663986740/) by Clwn (http://www.flickr.com/people/clwn/), on Flickr
great photo!

Beautiful building! By far the best skyscraper in Europe! Its great as it is, but if they could've added 100 feet this would have been magnificent.

Sunday (Afternoon)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7136/7671316316_19420a3487_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7671316316/)
IMG_6714 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47769294@N03/7671316316/) by Lumberjack_London (http://www.flickr.com/people/47769294@N03/), on Flickr

Check it out, the Shard in the foreground and the Eiffel Tower waaay back on the horizon! :lol:

^^ Sadly it's just an ugly 200mish TV tower. I think there's a similar one in the French capital.

:troll:

When I first saw this project I did not like it. I thought it was bland and boring. For some reason the renders just did not look good to me, but now that it is up, I really like it. I think it looks great, and adds quite a distinct personality to the London skyline. :cheers:

Granted, I haven't been watching every second of the Olympics coverage, but I've been watching a fair amount and I've been amazed at how infrequently the Shard appeared in skyline images of London. Finally it showed up last night looking amazingly beautiful.

^^ Sadly it's just an ugly 200mish TV tower. I think there's a similar one in the French capital.

:troll:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/7679681120_6f187b48e6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/randydandy/7679681120/)
South London Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/randydandy/7679681120/) by Randall Murrow (http://www.flickr.com/people/randydandy/), on Flickr

o3i89m9q2GY

45964646

45964646

:eek2:

Those lasers need to be a perminant thing, it gives London a real 21st Century feel :cheers:

45964646

That was so cool, and god I love that song (Fluffy little clouds - The Orb)

Those lasers need to be a perminant thing, it gives London a real 21st Century feel :cheers:

Yeah, totally agree.