2011

TQ3280 : London Bridge and The Shard

taken 13 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England

London Bridge and The Shard
London Bridge and The Shard
The Shard at London Bridge

A 72-storey office building and hotel, constructed from 2009-2012 as the centre of the London Bridge Quarter development on the South bank of the Thames. The skyscraper is, at 310m tall, for a while the tallest building in the European Union and the 45th tallest building in the world. It is the second tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom after the 1,084 ft (330.4m) Emley Moor transmitting station.

The tower was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, and cost £450 million. The Government of Qatar financed the building and its Prime Minister declared it open on 5 July 2012. It opened to the public in February 2013.

For views of and from the Shard after opening, see Link

The official website is LinkExternal link

See also the Wikipedia entry at LinkExternal link

London Bridge

A bridge has existed at or near this point since Roman times. It was historically the tidal limit of the River Thames, but with river management this has now moved upstream to Teddington. The present bridge dates from 1973. It is 262 metres long in three spans and carries the A3 road.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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TQ3280, 6490 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 10 June, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 24 November, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3278 8047 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.4541N 0:5.2888W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3262 8063
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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