The Shard

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landmark mixed-use building observation tower skyscraper tourist attraction

The Shard is a landmark glass skyscraper in London known for its sharp, shard-like design and status as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.

Aliases (1)

The View from The Shard ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	landmark → mixed-use building → observation tower → skyscraper → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	London Bridge Tower → Shard London Bridge →
architect	Renzo Piano →
architecturalStyle	high-tech architecture → neo-futurism →
city	London →
completionDate	2012 →
constructionStartDate	2009 →
coOwner	Sellar Property Group →
country	United Kingdom →
designFeature	shard-like glass facets tapering to a point →
developer	Sellar Property Group →
floorCount	72 habitable floors → 95 total storeys →
hasElevatorCount	44 →
hasFunction	hotel → observation deck → offices → residential apartments → restaurants →
hasObservationDeckLevel	levels 68–72 →
heightToArchitecturalTop	1,016 feet → 309.6 metres →
hotelBrand	Shangri-La Hotel →
lightingDesigner	Speirs + Major →
locatedNear	London Bridge station →
locatedOn	London Bridge Street →
location	London →
mainContractor	Mace →
material	concrete → glass → steel →
neighbourhood	Southwark →
observationDeckName	The View from The Shard →
openingDate	2012-07-05 →
owner	State of Qatar →
partOf	Shard Quarter →
postalCode	SE1 →
rank	one of the tallest buildings in Europe → one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom → tallest building in the United Kingdom at time of completion →
structuralEngineer	WSP Global →
toppedOutDate	2012 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Renzo Piano → Renzo Piano → Renzo Piano Building Workshop →	notableWork
Inner London → Southwark →	hasLandmark
London Bridge railway station →	adjacentTo
London Bridge railway station →	connectsTo
Renzo Piano →	designed
London →	hasIconicStructure
London Bridge →	isNear
Southwark →	knownFor
The Shard ("The View from The Shard") →	observationDeckName