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London 2013: The Shard #6

            The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, is a 95-storey skyscraper in London that forms part of the London Bridge Quarter development. 
The Shard's construction began in March 2009; it was topped out on 30 March 2012 and inaugurated on 5 July 2012. Practical completion was achieved in November 2012. 
Its observation deck officially opened to the public on 1 February 2013.

Standing approximately 310 metres (1,020 ft) high, the Shard is the tallest building in the European Union as of 2013. It is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the concrete tower at the Emley Moor transmitting station. 
The glass-clad pyramidal tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck – the UK's highest – on the 72nd floor, at a height of 244.3 metres (802 ft). 

It was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano.
Piano considered the slender, spire-like form of the tower a positive addition to the London skyline, recalling the church steeples featured in historic engravings of the city, and believed that its presence would be far more delicate than opponents of the project alleged. He proposed a sophisticated use of glazing, with expressive façades of angled glass panes intended to reflect sunlight and the sky above, so that the appearance of the building will change according to the weather and seasons. 
The building features 11,000 panes of glass, with a total surface area of 56,000 square metres (600,000 sq ft).


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Taken on: June 18, 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS 1000D, f/8.0, 1/160 sec, 59mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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