City Hall - VIEW FROM THE SHARD edition - London, Great Britain
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'The Shard' overlooks, another of London's landmark buildings 'City Hall' aka the Onion, amongst many other less complimentary names. Located in London, Great Britain.
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/24/2016
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City Hall - featured in the dark Blue section of the Monopoly board game 'View From The Shard edition' - The Shard is London newest attraction & landmark. Located at London Bridge, Great Britain.
"City Hall - houses the chamber for the London Assembly and the offices of the mayor and staff of the Greater London Authority. Located on the South bank of the Thames between London and Tower Bridges. Occupying a strategic position on the cultural route from Tate Modern, the Globe Theatre and Southwark Cathedral to HMS Belfast and the Design Museum.
The building has an unusual, bulbous shape, purportedly intended to reduce its surface area and thus improve energy efficiency, although the excess energy consumption caused by the exclusive use of glass (in a double facade) overwhelms the benefit of shape. Despite claiming the building "demonstrates the potential for a sustainable, virtually non-polluting public building", energy use measurements have shown this building to be fairly inefficient in terms of energy use (375 kWh/m2/yr), with a 2012 Display Energy Performance Certificate rating of "D". It has been compared variously to Darth Vader's helmet, a misshapen egg, a woodlouse and a motorcycle helmet. Former mayor Ken Livingstone referred to it as a "glass testicle", while his successor, Boris Johnson, has referred to it as "The Glass Gonad" and more politely as "The Onion". Its designers reportedly saw the building as a giant sphere hanging over the Thames, but opted for a more conventionally rooted building instead. It has no front or back in conventional terms but derives its shape from a modified sphere." Text Source: (
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"The View from The Shard - A premium visitor attraction at the top of the European Union's (EU) tallest building, and London’s newest landmark, The Shard. Designed by Master Architect Renzo Piano, the Shard redefines London’s skyline and has become a dynamic symbol of London. At a height of up to 800ft or 244m, we offer spectacular views over London for up to 40 miles. We are almost twice as high as any other vantage point in the city, and the only place where visitors can see the entire city at once." Text Source: (
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