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The bridge connected Iron Gate, on the north bank of the river, with Horselydown Lane, on the south – now known as Tower Bridge Approach and Tower Bridge Road, respectively. [21] Until the bridge was opened, the Tower Subway – 0.25 mi (400 m) to the west – was the shortest way to cross the river from Tower Hill to Tooley Street in Southwark .
The glass-clad pyramidal tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck on the 72nd floor, at a height of 244 metres (801 ft). The Shard was developed by Sellar Property Group on behalf of LBQ Ltd and is jointly owned by Sellar Property (5%) and the State of Qatar (95%).
Glass as a flooring material is used in both residential and commercial structures. Special hollow glass blocks known as '"glass pavers" are often used in combination with a metal frame. Glass floors are often lit from below with natural or artificial light, or may be treated as ordinary floor surfaces illuminated from above.
Finished in 1894, Tower Bridge was the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge ever completed
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Former mayor Ken Livingstone referred to it as a "glass testicle", [17] [18] while his successor, Boris Johnson, made the same comparison using a different word, "The Glass Gonad" [19] and more politely as "The Onion". [20] A 500-metre (1,600 ft) helical walkway ascends the full ten storeys. At the top is an exhibition and meeting space with an ...
WORCESTER — From the 24th floor of the Glass Tower, the gleaming giant at 446 Main St. that tends to change colors depending on the day’s weather, floor-to-ceiling windows open up to a 360 ...
The glass floor and outdoor observation deck are at 342 m (1,122.0 ft). The glass floor has an area of 24 m 2 (258 sq ft) and can withstand a pressure of 4.1 megapascals (595 psi). The floor's thermal glass units are 64 mm (2.5 in) thick, consisting of a pane of 25 mm (1.0 in) laminated glass, 25 mm (1.0 in) airspace and a pane of 13 mm (0.5 in ...