London Bridge Tower

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London Bridge Tower, better known as The Shard, is a landmark glass skyscraper in London and one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
mixed-use building
office building
skyscraper
aboveGroundFloors 72
address 32 London Bridge Street
alsoKnownAs Shard London Bridge
Shard of Glass
The Shard
architect Renzo Piano
architecturalHeight 309.6 metres
architecturalStyle Neo-futurism
borough London Borough of Southwark
city London, England
surface form: London
completionDate 2012
constructionStartDate 2009
country United Kingdom
developer Sellar Property Group
features spires at the top
tapering glass façade
floorCount 95
hasFunction hotel
observation deck
offices
residential apartments
restaurants
hasPublicTransportAccess London Bridge railway station
surface form: London Bridge Underground station

London Bridge railway station
height 1016 feet
309.6 metres
hotelBrand Shangri-La Hotel
lightingDesigner Speirs + Major
locatedOn London Bridge Quarter development site
location London, England
surface form: London
mainContractor Mace
material glass
steel
near London Bridge railway station
surface form: London Bridge station
observationDeckHeight approximately 244 metres
observationDeckName The Shard
surface form: The View from The Shard
officialOpeningDate 5 July 2012
openingDate 2013
owner Shard Quarter Development Limited
surface form: Shard GP Limited
rankingInUKByHeight one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
servicesEngineer Ove Arup & Partners
surface form: Arup
structuralEngineer WSP Global
surface form: WSP Group
toppedOutDate 2012
wasTallestBuildingInEU true
wasTallestBuildingInEUUntil 2020s

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The Shard alsoKnownAs London Bridge Tower