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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 Link

See also the Wikipedia entry at Link

City Hall was the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (GLA). It is located in Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge. It was designed by Norman Foster and opened in July 2002.
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More London is a new development on the south bank of the River Thames, near Tower Bridge.
It includes the City Hall, The Scoop (an amphitheatre), office blocks, shops, restaurants, cafes, and a pedestrianized area with sculptures, water features, and fountains lit by coloured lights. The Hilton London Tower Bridge hotel opened in September 2006.