The Shard

The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo... Wikipedia

• Alternative names:  Shard London Bridge
• Preceded by:  City of Capitals
• Surpassed by:  Mercury City Tower
• Status:  Complete
• Location:  London, England
• Country:  United Kingdom
• Construction started:  16 March 2009
• Completed:  5 July 2012
• Cost:  ~£435,023,452 (contract cost only)
• Owner:  State of Qatar (95%), Sellar Property Group (5%)
• Architectural:  309.6 m (1,015.75 ft)
• Observatory:  244.3 m (801.51 ft)
• Floors:  95 (72 habitable)
• Floor area:  1,367,784 sq ft (127,071.29 m²)
• Lifts/elevators:  36
• Architect:  Renzo Piano Building Workshop, architects in collaboration with Adamson Associates Architects
• Developer:  Sellar Property Group
• Structural engineer:  WSP Global (structural engineers), Robert Bird Group (concrete temporary works), Ischebeck Titan on most floors 40+ (concrete support)
• Services engineer:  Arup
• Main contractor:  Mace
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo