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The Shard

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Address32 London Bridge St, London SE1 9SG, United Kingdom
Height 30600 (cm)
Floors 95
Cost~£435,023,452 (contract cost only)
Architects Renzo Piano
Did you knowThe Shard may be the most famous, but the views from across the river are just as good and free.
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About The Shard


The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey supertall skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of the Shard Quarter development.

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... Instead, a series of locations around the capital including The Shard, Millennium Bridge and St Paul s Cathedral were used as backdrops for smaller light and drone shows as well as traditional fireworks...

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... There has to be a good reason to build a 500-metre building, says Kamran Moazami, a managing director of WSP, whose portfolio includes the tallest building in London (The Shard), the tallest in the US (One World Trade Center) and tallest in Asia (Shanghai Tower)...

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... The turbine itself has a rotor diameter of 236m (London s tallest building, The Shard, is 310m tall)...

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Apr 18,2020 9:15 pm

... Here, the moon is at the top of Windsor Castle, seen on Tuesday evening A bright glow that was thrown in to central London to watch the city, social-distancing measures of The pink moon rises over The Shard skyscraper in London will be The scene in Mow Cop in Staffordshire...

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... A string of buildings including The Shard in London and Windsor Castle in Berkshire, were illuminated in blue to mark the moment...

Pink Moon: Europe, lit up by the moon light show

Apr 18,2020 5:07 pm

the star gazers have enjoyed the emergence of what is known as a Pink Moon in The Night sky over Europe.

Despite its name, there is no noticeable color difference compared to the full - Moon to reach a summit, in the UK at 03:55 CEST on Wednesday.

The pink supermoon name is a Northern Native American reference to an early-flowering wild flowers and is first seen in North America , such as the spring begins.

Tuesday evening, the recorded Moon -light-show, by stunning images.

April 's supermoon is The Third of the year, after The Worm , The Moon on the 9th. March. Here, The Moon is at the top of Windsor Castle , seen on Tuesday evening A bright glow that was thrown in to Central London to watch The City , social-distancing measures of The Pink Moon rises over The Shard skyscraper in London will be The Scene in Mow Cop in Staffordshire. The hashtags #supermoon #Pink Moon #super Pink Moon all on Social Media as the UK looked to the heavens, The View of The Angel of The North in Gateshead. The Moon is up to 14% bigger and 30% can be considered bright in the sky as it reaches its closest point to earth, known as perigee, The supermoon lit up landmarks, the Kelpies sculpture in Falkirk, Scotland. Many people on Social Media -reflects, as The Moon -light-projects a sense of calm and positivity in the midst of the Corona-Virus-pandemic Elsewhere in Europe, the pink supermoon rose above well-known landmarks such as the Reichstag Building in Berlin, The Majesty of Rome, was lit by the supermoon In Paris , the may supermoon will be seen, between the Two Towers of Notre-Dame, thousands - including A Family on The Rock of Dunamase in The Republic of Ireland , made pause", The View to the top and take in The View , the Pink supermoon rose on Highgate Hill in North London

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Source of news: bbc.com

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