LONDON | London Bridge Tower - "The Shard" | 1,017 FT / 310 M | 87 FLOORS - Page 61

mr1138 · #**1201** Posted **Jul 12, 2012, 2:08 AM**

Parisians originally hated the Eiffel tower. Anything radical and new is bound to cause controversy. Those of us who LOVE this building need to just keep saying so, and eventually the naysayers will realize how beautiful it really is.

NewYorkDominates · #**1202** Posted **Jul 12, 2012, 3:33 AM**

Easily the best building so far completed this year.

yarabundi · #**1203** Posted **Jul 14, 2012, 2:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by jd3189

I wonder if many of these "Londoners" actually comprehend that they have one of the best skyscrapers around.

Absolutely !!! I hated the building as soon as the project was announced.

However !! Since it's been inaugurated, I changed my mind !! I will very gladly agree with many others : it's one of the most amazing tower built in years !!

Of course it's changing London forever !! And with majesty !!

Duck From NY · #**1204** Posted **Jul 16, 2012, 9:21 AM**

All the naysayers should just give up. London, along with NYC, is a co-economic capital of the world. London has to build up. This is a gem, and Londoners will eventually love it.

elCreatore · #**1205** Posted **Jul 21, 2012, 7:24 PM**

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george · #**1206** Posted **Jul 22, 2012, 6:18 AM**

A jewel on display, just in time to showcase for the London Olympics.

Quixote · #**1207** Posted **Jul 23, 2012, 8:35 AM**

The Gherkin and the Shard -- London now has its very own Empire State and Chrysler. And both are ushering in the new global, cosmopolitan London of the 21st century, much like the latter two did for NYC in the 1930s.

HighTowerPA · #**1208** Posted **Jul 26, 2012, 9:13 AM**

Shard London Bridge, London, United Kingdom
Design Build Network

The 72-storey Shard London Bridge with an additional 15 roof radiator floors is being developed on the site of an existing 1970s office block bordering London Bridge station.

http://www.designbuild-network.com/p...london-bridge/

Fishman92 · #**1209** Posted **Jul 27, 2012, 1:38 PM**

And the point of that post was what exactly?

gramsjdg · #**1210** Posted **Jul 27, 2012, 5:54 PM**

The only thing that's ugly is that hideous cluster of highrises around the Shard...

ThatOneGuy · #**1211** Posted **Jul 27, 2012, 6:11 PM**

^^ Well, one of those buildings is demolished, and the other is being reclad... at least...

DURKEY427 · #**1212** Posted **Aug 14, 2012, 1:17 AM**

So just out of curiosity who went to the olympics? Did you see the shard and what did you think of both the olympics and the shard?

Fishman92 · #**1213** Posted **Aug 15, 2012, 5:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by DURKEY427

So just out of curiosity who went to the olympics? Did you see the shard and what did you think of both the olympics and the shard?

I didn't go to the olympics, but I did get tickets for the observation deck for the day it opens.

DURKEY427 · #**1214** Posted **Aug 16, 2012, 8:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fishman92

I didn't go to the olympics, but I did get tickets for the observation deck for the day it opens.

Yeah i live in the uk and i watched the olympics on the TV and the shard was constatntly on

Aqua_Chicago · #**1215** Posted **Aug 18, 2012, 10:02 PM**

I think that this building is one of the best examples of smart modern architecture . I really like this building¡¡
London has become the head design.
By the way, what will be the tallest skyscraper in Europe, I thought it was this one¡¡¡

Fishman92 · #**1216** Posted **Aug 18, 2012, 10:08 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aqua_Chicago

I think that this building is one of the best examples of smart modern architecture . I really like this building¡¡
London has become the head design.
By the way, what will be the tallest skyscraper in Europe, I thought it was this one!!?

Edited.
Anyway, the tallest will be the Mercury IBC, Moscow.

Guiltyspark · #**1217** Posted **Aug 23, 2012, 5:25 AM**

I want something like this for San Fransisco. It would really complement America.

ThatOneGuy · #**1218** Posted **Sep 1, 2012, 5:37 PM**

^^ They already have a pyramid building...

Dylan Leblanc · #**1219** Posted **Sep 6, 2012, 11:23 PM**

In defense of those who don't like the tower, on a cloudy day it can look quite dark and drab.

njcco · #**1220** Posted **Sep 9, 2012, 9:26 PM**

I took the Southwest Lines train from Waterloo to Surrey yesterday and was treated to a wonderful view of the Shard from afar. It really stands out and is quite elegant. I took a somewhat blurry picture from the moving train and would post it here if I knew how.