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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 Bermondsey, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development.
The Shard, completed in 2012 at 309.6m At 111 metres (364 ft), St Paul's Cathedral was the tallest building in London from 1710 until it was eventually surpassed by the 118 metre (387 ft) Millbank Tower in 1963.
The Shard — London. ... Completed in 1931, this iconic building symbolize the city’s ambition, innovation, and a competitive spirit. Angelo Hornak - Getty Images.
It held the record until 2012 when The Shard was completed. It became the third tallest building in the United Kingdom in 2019 upon completion of 22 Bishopsgate . One Canada Square never achieved the title as tallest skyscraper in the European Union because in accordance to the CTBUH method , a building has to be completed before its receives ...
The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... The Shard: London
In the City of London, Heron Tower was completed in 2007 at 230 metres (750 feet), and the Broadgate Tower in 2008 at 165 metres (541 feet). (left) City Hall (2002) Fosters and Partners and (right) The Shard (2012) Renzo Piano, high-tech and neo-futurist architecture . Boris Johnson, Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016, approved more skyscrapers ...
That year, he acquired the site of what would later become The Shard. [6] With 80% from Qatari investors, Sellar completed the construction of The Shard in 2012. He subsequently developed buildings near Paddington Station .
A sign reading: 'I AM AN AMERICAN', on the Wanto Co grocery store at 401 - 403 Eighth and Franklin Streets in Oakland, California, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 8th December 1941.