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

[im]

Dan_1981 said:

im said:

Anudder juan...

I like that IM - what lens did you use?

Er...quite a wide one...I think...











...shhhhh, its not my picture...

[im]

Jonny671 said:

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?

I beleive it is, as you say, a lone ranger.

Most, but not all, the other buildings due for commencement in that part of the world are all on t'other side of the Thames IIRC

I can't be 100% about that though.

[Famous Graham]

Any idea what it's likely state will be at the end of November? I'm popping down south on the 27/28th. Wouldn't mind having a butchers.

[sleep envy]

it'll look pretty much like it does now, just a bit taller

practical completion isn't for another 22+ months

[Muncher]

Famous Graham said:

Any idea what it's likely state will be at the end of November? I'm popping down south on the 27/28th. Wouldn't mind having a butchers.

I think the core is supposed to be finished around about then.

[Famous Graham]

sleep envy said:

it'll look pretty much like it does now, just a bit taller

practical completion isn't for another 22+ months

Aye, I didn't think they'd be opening the lifts the day before or anything

Just the glass exterior seems to be going up at quite a rate too.

[im]

Interesting...





You can also see here how the 'Actual' is morphing into 'Forecast' Render here:

[im]

Floor 60 now in construction - 10 more floors and it'll have overtaken Canary Wharf as the UK's tallest building.

More pics...

[Jonny671]

So is the core now the tallest in the UK.. How much left does the core have to go?

[im]

Jonny671 said:

So is the core now the tallest in the UK.. How much left does the core have to go?

The current height of the concrete core is 213 metres (700 feet) on floor 60 and it will top-out at 240 metres on floor 70. There are then a further 2 'viewing' floors available taking the total number of floors to 72 and the height to 248 metres.

The construction then continues upwards to 310 metres made up as follows:

From 248 to 285 metres are the 'Radiator'.

From 285 metres to 310 metres are the Glass Frame 'Spire'.

[Jonny671]

im said:

Jonny671 said:

So is the core now the tallest in the UK.. How much left does the core have to go?

The current height of the concrete core is 213 metres (700 feet) on floor 60 and it will top-out at 240 metres on floor 70. There are then a further 2 'viewing' floors available taking the total number of floors to 72 and the height to 248 metres.

The construction then continues upwards to 310 metres made up as follows:

From 248 to 285 metres are the 'Radiator'.

From 285 metres to 310 metres are the Glass Frame 'Spire'.

Ah right! Thanks very much, so still some way to go

[nonuts]

Looked pretty impressive on Saturday night when driving along the road immediately next to the building site! Think I got a blurry photo, will post it up tonight if it's not total rubbish.

[Jonny671]

nonuts said:

Looked pretty impressive on Saturday night when driving along the road immediately next to the building site! Think I got a blurry photo, will post it up tonight if it's not total rubbish.

Did you go down the road down the side of it? Inbetween it and guys?

Massive isn't it, so impressive when you're there.

[hornet]

Jonny671 said:

So is the core now the tallest in the UK.. How much left does the core have to go?

Emley Moor is taller, but that opens up the whole structure versus building debate

[Shay HTFC]

hornet said:

Jonny671 said:

So is the core now the tallest in the UK.. How much left does the core have to go?

Emley Moor is taller, but that opens up the whole structure versus building debate

And feck me, is Emley Moor tall! Can see it from miles and miles away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCzqhJnSyfU
Looks like a great view from the top!

[gjc10212]

Excuse the low quality, I took a quick handheld snap.

[hornet]

Low rent phone snap from a week or two ago, taken from platform 6 at London Bridge.

[normalbloke]

hornet said:

Jonny671 said:

So is the core now the tallest in the UK.. How much left does the core have to go?

Emley Moor is taller, but that opens up the whole structure versus building debate

Didn't the original get tired once and fell over??

[nonuts]

normalbloke said:

Didn't the original get tired once and fell over??

Yep, there was a steel mast and it collapsed a while ago then they built the current concrete jobbie which is pretty tall!

[bob1179]

nonuts said:

normalbloke said:

Didn't the original get tired once and fell over??

Yep, there was a steel mast and it collapsed a while ago then they built the current concrete jobbie which is pretty tall!

It collapsed due to large amounts of ice forming on the steelwork during a particularly cold winter. The combination of the weight of the ice, and the steel becoming slightly more brittle due to the cold caused it to fall down.