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Thick fog over London obscures The Shard which is under construction at London Bridge making a peaceful yet eerie landscape atmosphere as towers appear and disappear. Modern commercial architecture is releaved through a mist. Construction of London's latest planned skyscraper, the Shard (aka The Shard of Glass). It is being built on the south side of the city near London Bridge. Shard London Bridge, previously known as London Bridge Tower, and also known as the Shard of Glass. The Shard is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Southwark. When completed in 2012 it will be the tallest building in Europe. The tower will stand at 310 m (1,017 ft) tall and have 72 floors, plus 15 further floors in the roof. Renzo Piano, the building's architect, worked together with architectural firm Broadway Malyan during the planning stage of the project.

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Mike Kemp
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2011
Thick fog over London obscures The Shard which is under construction at London Bridge making a peaceful yet eerie landscape atmosphere as towers appear and disappear. Modern commercial architecture is releaved through a mist. Construction of London's latest planned skyscraper, the Shard (aka The Shard of Glass). It is being built on the south side of the city near London Bridge. Shard London Bridge, previously known as London Bridge Tower, and also known as the Shard of Glass. The Shard is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Southwark. When completed in 2012 it will be the tallest building in Europe. The tower will stand at 310 m (1,017 ft) tall and have 72 floors, plus 15 further floors in the roof. Renzo Piano, the building's architect, worked together with architectural firm Broadway Malyan during the planning stage of the project.
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