It's quite amazing just how big it is, it dwarfs pretty much everything else lol

I can't wait to see it finished. I might have to go and see it or some ****. :amazed:

I love it :love:

I wanna live in it.

Apparently, though it will be complete by summer, it will take until next year to become a useable building xD

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8086/panolondon.jpg

50M to buy a flat? This is a video from that guy who got up there recently.

Just watched that video, I simply could NOT do that. I am slighly scared of heights and I would be terrified that I would fall.

London's Tallest Building Officially Unveiled


The tallest skyscraper in the EU has been officially unveiled in central London.

A spectacular light and laser show has marked the formal inauguration of the Shard, a gleaming feat of glass and gravity-defying engineering that stands at 309.6 metres high and now dominates the capital's skyline.

A combination of 12 lasers and 30 searchlights lit up the night sky from the 95 storey building, which towers over existing landmarks such as 30 St Mary Axe - "the Gherkin" - and One Canada Square.

The display was accompanied by live music from the London Philharmonic Orchestra and came after a ceremony attended by Qatar's prime minister and the Duke of York.

Rising from the depths of the economic downturn, thanks to an almighty investment from Qatar, the skyscraper has been £1.5bn and 12 years in the making.

First sketched on the back of a restaurant menu in Berlin in 2000, the designs received planning approval in 2003, but securing the finances took significantly longer.

Funding stalled during the credit crunch, until Qatar intervened in 2009, taking on 95% of the investment.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Saoud al Thani, the governor of Qatar Central Bank and chairman of the board of directors of Shard Funding Ltd, said: "The Shard is the newest London landmark and a beacon of the city of London's resilience and expansion, even during tough economic times."

"It is a symbol of Qatar's belief and commitment to London both today and in the future."

However, the skyscraper's office space has yet to be occupied - it will open with 26 floors vacant, although the developers say they are in discussion with a number of companies to fill them.


Read more at Sky...

It reminds me of those futuristic buildings you see in sci-fi

Yes I was at that Lazer show
last night.

From Feb next year
for just £25 you can go up to the top viewing area.

Maybe I should take Kizzy up there

No Flats sold yet
but I would if they put the prices far lower.

Yes you would Love the Way the Sun Shines on it
and it then beams the Sun to a street which is not in the Sun.


The design is amazing.

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...71559808_n.jpg
I waved to Jeff Randell at SkyNewsHD Business floor

I went up the shard today £25 if you pre-book
Floor 69 is sealed - but better up some stairs is floor 72 Outside.
I could feel the cold wind from the river.

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...61386470_n.jpg


Its 2 lifts you have to go up.

The restaurant is due to open in may

amazing building

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...77379489_n.jpg

If you rush to the edge it can give you a gidy buzz


Life In The City

http://londonslant.com/2013/02/03/lo...ational-shard/

a great Review of it

Arista it looks fantastic,i would love to do that,lucky you:hugesmile:

Is that last pic yours as well? It looks like it's being taken outside as there isn't any glass or anything there.

Yes from top floor 72
there is Glass

Its a amazing shape.


Be nice to live in that building
right next to London Bridge station

been there done that got the booklet

Its cheaper if you pre book
you have to put all your keys coins and any bags
through a Security box reader.


Then 2 lifts
first to floor 69 and then best floor 72 in the open air.


There is no rush all lifts have a amount they pick.

If you ever go pre book and make sure you print the barcode
for fast track entry

The Shard Hotel section opens today
of course you need to be rich to stay in it.

http://www.trademarkmasons.com/media/uploads/shard0.JPG

Its Not its Massive
as the windows go High


pop back 30stone

I wouldn't live there anyway it's beautiful but I would be to scared that a plane will hit it :worry:

...wow, I don't think I could go up there myself but it looks amazing...

Yes you can
pre book
or get there early to be at the front.


Its a Fantastic View
so long as its a clear day


The give you another ticket if its
not visible enough

You would not have to do my Rush to the Edge
for my Giddy test