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Shard London Bridge is a skyscraper under construction in the London Borough of Southwark in London. Also called Shard of Glass, 32 London Bridge and The Shard, it is expected to be completed in 2012. Shard London Bridge will be 310m (1,017ft) tall, making it the tallest building in the European Union.

Shard London Bridge will have 72 floors. There will be a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck on the top floor. Above that will be a further 15 radiator floors in the roof.

Shard London Bridge is designed by Renzo Piano, the Italian architect who created the Pompidou Centre in Paris. He designed it in 2000. The initial design had to get approval from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Full construction only began on 16 March 2009. As of mid-November, 2010, construction has reached the 68th level. By late November, it passed the 235-meter mark, ending the 18-year record held by One Canada Square as Britain's tallest building.


Shard London Bridge under construction
Shard London Bridge under construction
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