The Shard ("the shard") is a skyscraper in Southwark in London. The tower is 310 metres high and has 72 usable floors, plus another 15 floors of heating systems. When it opened on 5 July 2012, The Shard was the tallest building in Europe and the 44th tallest building in the world. The skyscraper has an irregular pyramid shape extending from the base to the top. It is completely covered with glass. The viewing gallery and open-air viewing platform, the tallest in the UK, are on the 72nd floor. The building is the replacement for Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office building built in 1976. Commissioned by London property developer Irvine Sellar, The Shard was designed in 2000-2001 by Italian architect Renzo Piano, who became internationally renowned for the Centre Pompidou in Paris,[1] construction began in April 2009.
Mark de Weger studied at the photovakschool in Apeldoorn. He has a passion for travelling in combination with photographing architecture... Read more…