TALLEST -- building in UK and EU - The Shard (London, UK)
N 51° 30.268 W 000° 05.190
30U E 702194 N 5709950
The Shard, beautiful slender skyscraper in London centre, is with height 306 m (1,004 ft) the tallest building in United Kingdom and also in the European Union...
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/27/2014
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The Shard, beautiful slender skyscraper in London centre, is with height 306 m (1,004 ft) the tallest building in United Kingdom and also in the European Union.
The Shard is one of the most enigmatic buildings to adorn the London skyline in recent years. The vision of its creator, the much lauded Italian architect Renzo Piano was for a vertical ‘City in the Sky’; and the Shard at London Bridge Quarter with its mix of offices residences, hotel, restaurants and viewing platforms became soon after its opening in February 2013 one of the London's most respectable landmarks...