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

[dxg]

Jonny671 said:

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Hmmm.... All that concrete and not a slipform in sight.

They'll have fun demolishing that 100 years from now. Anyone remember how the car park columns at the first attempt to destroy the WTC proved to be impervious by shear dint of the *massive* vertical loads they were carrying?

[im]

A few from Yesterday...

191 Metres now showing in Blue:




Anchoring for the crane:





Beautiful, beautiful glass:

[funkyrobot]

It's looking better every day. Thanks IM.

Still haven't had chance to get back to London since April. I know what i'll be visiting when I do though!

[Hedders]

dxg said:

Jonny671 said:

|http://thumbsnap.com/4OXPH17u[/url]

Hmmm.... All that concrete and not a slipform in sight.

They'll have fun demolishing that 100 years from now. Anyone remember how the car park columns at the first attempt to destroy the WTC proved to be impervious by shear dint of the *massive* vertical loads they were carrying?

Just start a fire near the top.

[JxT]

It is indeed absolutely massive already. But just bear in mind that its still got 120 - 130 metres to go...

[im]

Some more pics...



This one really ached my arm holding that camera for so long...



Cool distance shots:





From Guys Hospital (good job I've a staff-pass):

[Jonny671]

Excellent pictures!

Do the crane men have to climb all that way up everyday? Bugger that, they must have some form of hoist system by now..

[im]

Quickly...stop now before its to late! Clearly the Shard's designers have got it all bleedin' wrong!

Rust is where its at!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323480/Br...

[petemurphy]

talking of rust why do the main beams of buildings like the shard look like they are rusting already? is it just the colour of the protective paint?

[im]

petemurphy said:

talking of rust why do the main beams of buildings like the shard look like they are rusting already? is it just the colour of the protective paint?

"Paging Mr Sleep Envy..."

[im]

2 beauties:

[im]

Its dominance of everything on the London Skyline would appear to be almost complete...

[Jonny671]

im said:

Its dominance of everything on the London Skyline would appear to be almost complete...

That really shows its size!

[sleep envy]

im said:

petemurphy said:

talking of rust why do the main beams of buildings like the shard look like they are rusting already? is it just the colour of the protective paint?

"Paging Mr Sleep Envy..."

intumescent paint, the steels come pre-finished and then erected

if they take any impact damage they get touched up after

[sleep envy]

btw Tim Goldy (the MD running the scheme) has left Mace and hasn't been seen for weeks

trouble at the top?

[im]

Its such a shame these pictures aren't displayed in their original resolution for y'all to see - they are magnificent.

[im]

Anudder juan...

[Shay HTFC]

im said:

Its such a shame these pictures aren't displayed in their original resolution for y'all to see - they are magnificent.

That one gives an impression of just how low rise London is in general. If that was a shot of New York, there would be towers half way to the horizon.

[Jonny671]

im said:

Anudder juan...

Are they going to be building more out in the Shards direction or is it going to be a lone ranger and the rest are more, bunched?

[Dan_1981]

im said:

Anudder juan...

I like that IM - what lens did you use?