Here
are some facts about The Shard
- The Shard is the tallest building in Western
Europe.
- It was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano
- Europe's tallest crane - at 180m -was used during
construction
- It has 95 storeys.
- It was designed in 2000 by the architect, Renzo
Piano.
- Despite opposition from local authorities,
planning consent
for the
construction of The Shard was given in 2003. The building was deemed to
have an ‘exceptional design’
- The Shard contains office space, retail space,
restaurants,
a hotel and
residential units.
- The building appeared in the 2012 film The Snowman
and The
Snowdog
before the building was open to the public.
- Over 10,000 panes of glass were used to glaze The
Shard.
- There are over 300 flights of stairs, over 40
lifts and the
total floor space is more than 25 acres.
- A viewing gallery at the summit, however, should
prove more
accessible and is expected to draw more than a million people each
year.
- Most of the materials used to build the skyscraper
have
been recycled
an acre = 4046 m²
