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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.
South side of The News Building. The News Building is a 17-storey office block in the London Bridge area of London that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. It houses all of News UK's London operations, including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, talkSPORT, TalkRADIO, Times Radio, Virgin Radio, and the book publisher HarperCollins.
The Shard topped out in 2012 at London Bridge and at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) remains London's tallest building. [51] In 2014, the 225 metres (738 ft) tall 122 Leadenhall Street , nicknamed "the Cheesegrater", was completed in the City of London. [ 52 ]
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 company is notable for its project Shard London Bridge, built in London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom. [3]The company has teamed up with Renzo Piano and Great Western Developments on plans for Paddington Quarter, which is a £775m redevelopment of the former Royal Mail sorting office adjacent to Paddington Station.
Shard Quarter / London Bridge station: 2021: Jaume Plensa — Sculpture — A sculpture in two facing parts, one in the piazza of The Shard and another outside London Bridge station. [78] [79] More images: In a River a Thousand Streams: London Bridge station
The View From the Shard viewing window. The View from The Shard is an observation deck located between the 68th and 72nd floors of The Shard, the tallest building in London. The View from The Shard consists of a triple level indoor gallery on the 69th floor and a partially outdoor gallery on the 72nd floor.
122 Leadenhall Street, which is also known as the Leadenhall Building, is a 225-metre-tall (738 ft) skyscraper in central London.It opened in July 2014 and was designed by the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; it is known informally as The Cheesegrater because of its distinctive wedge shape, similar to that of the kitchen utensil of the same name. [5]