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The Shard, [a] also referred to as the Shard London Bridge [12] and formerly London Bridge Tower, [13] is a 72-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development.
Boris Johnson, who was Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016, approved the construction of more skyscrapers in London. [47] [48] [49] At the time of its completion in 2010, Strata SE1 was the tallest residential building in London. [50] The Shard topped out in 2012 at London Bridge and at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) remains London's tallest building. [51]
The Shard is the tallest building in the UK.. As of January 2025, there are 177 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, 25 in Greater Manchester, eight in Birmingham, four in Leeds, two each in Liverpool and Woking, and one each in Brighton and Hove ...
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 News Building lies immediately in front of The Shard, with Guy's Hospital's Tower Wing to the right. The News Building was known as The Place and The Baby Shard until 2014, when its name was changed. [2] It was built on the site of the demolished New London Bridge House, designed by Richard Seifert, and was completed in 2013. [1]
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016, approved more skyscrapers in London. The Shard, topped out in 2012 at 309.6 metres (1,016 feet),) remains London's tallest building. In 2014, the 225 metres (738 feet) 122 Leadenhall Street, nicknamed "the Cheesegrater", was completed in the City of London.
The highest point of land, the 245 m (804 ft) Westerham Heights, was also higher than any man-made structure in London until 2012, when the 309 m (1,014 ft) tall Shard London Bridge was completed. List
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. It was opened on 1 February 2013 by the then Mayor of London, Boris Johnson ...