Its A Tall As The Eiffel Tower & Being Built In London...

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A couple of snaps...

Someones reneder of a completed section of the Shard:




A new crane has been positioned atop the core as the building prepares to take to the sky:

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Apparently the core has started to rise again...Yay!

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25 Floors complete - only another 47 to go...

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Marquis_Rex said:

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Building is now well underway in what promises to be the 1st of 14 new skyscrappers to be built in London that will transform the skyline into something resembling a US city.

Why?

Why what?

I wasn't saying that I wanted London's skyline to look like an American city merely that it was going to happen once these 14 new Skyscrappers are built.

Whether thats something to look forward to or not is down to personal choice.

Provided the designs are creative enough then it could be for the best.

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Bing o said:

amir_j said:

From a elevated view like that pic/when young/as a tourist yes. But to raise a family- nah.

Yes, give me London anytime:

As opposed to (say) Detroit...?





We can all cherry pick horrible pictures

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Its rise to prominence continues...




Almost as tall as the Worlds 2nd Tallest Hospital Building (Guys) now...

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Shamelessly stolen but they need to be shared

Spot the Shard (strange to think that in a years time it'll dominate the skyline):




The 1st Glass panel being fitted:

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The behemoth continues to grow...

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A few more as it approaches the summit of Guys...

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It'll be a fantastic looking backdrop for the Olympics/London, but they are cutting it very fine.

The Shard is due for completion in May 2012.

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Apparently the Shard might be the first of small cluster of tall buildings to be built in and around that particular site - much like the City cluster. The same developer has plans for 2 more 'pointy' residential towers of 250 & 200 metres respectively. Renders will become available soon.

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More pics (not mine):

A sense of the size of this thing:



An landmark moment, it passes Guys Hospital:



November 2009:



7 Months - yes only 7 months later!!!



Those last 2 are almost awe-inspiring.

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2 more stolen images for your perusal my fellow Skyscraperphiles

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Jonny671 said:

Do things like lifts etc go in the inner core?

As far as I'm aware yes.

The glass cladding is also underway now:

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The secondary core is also rising at a rate of knots:

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Level 32 Now!

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To good not to post:

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5pen said:

PS - Why is Southwark Bridge being gift-wrapped?

No idea - must be some kind of maintenance going on though.

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More pics from yesterday:

Its really starting to make its mark on the London skyline from down river...

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I have no idea I'm afraid...