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The Shard, [a] also referred to as the Shard London Bridge [12] and formerly London Bridge Tower, [13] is a pyramid-shaped 72-storey mixed-use development supertall skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development.
The Shard is the tallest building in the UK.. As of September 2024, there are 176 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, [1] 132 of them in London, 24 in Greater Manchester, eight in Birmingham, four in Leeds, two each in Liverpool and Woking, and one each in Brighton and Hove ...
The tallest partly hotel building is the 309.6 m (1,016 ft) Shard, London. The Beetham Tower, Manchester is 169 m (554 ft) tall of which half, up to and including the 23rd floor, is a hotel. 10 Holloway Circus, Birmingham is 130 m (430 ft) tall; the lower 19 floors are occupied by a hotel.
A newly approved skyscraper will join The Shard as the UK’s tallest building after the City of London approved its planning permission. Named as 1 Undershaft, it will stand at 309.6 metres tall ...
The building, with a height of 309.6m (1015.8ft), will be situated between the Gherkin and the Cheesegrater buildings. It will be constructed following demolition of the existing Aviva Tower.
The Shard: 309.6 1,016 2012 Skyscraper United Kingdom London: Tallest skyscraper in the United Kingdom Kingdom Centre: 309 1,015 2002 Skyscraper Saudi Arabia Riyadh: Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel: 309 1,014 2000 Skyscraper United Arab Emirates Dubai Sydney Tower: 309 1,014 1981 Concrete tower Observation, restaurant, UHF/VHF-transmission Australia
The Shard [281] [282] [283] London: 306 m (1,004 ft) 73 2013 Tallest building in the European Union from 2012 to 2020 United States: One World Trade Center [284] [285] [286] New York City: 541.3 m (1,776 ft) 104 2014 Tallest building in the Americas, and tallest office building in the world. Tallest building in the OECD from 2014 to 2017. Uruguay
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