Posts Tagged ‘Shard of Glass’

The Shard

July 6, 2012

Reblogged from A Life In London*:

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Freshly constructed, Europe's tallest building looks like a giant alien mothership has landed.

The Shard, the tallest building in the UK and, indeed, Europe, stands at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft).  The Shard is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the 330-meter (1,083 ft) concrete tower at the Emley Moor transmitting station.

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