The Shard | |
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Height | 310m |
Floors | 73 |
Year | 2012 |
City | London |
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and Previously London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms a Part of the Shard Quarter development.
Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 feet) high, the Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, and the sixth-tallest construction in Europe. It is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the concrete tower of the Emley Moor transmitting station. It replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office block constructed on the website in 1975. The Shard's construction began in March 2009; it was topped out on 30 March 2012 and inaugurated on 5 July 2012.Centro de Comercio Internacional | |
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Height | 192m |
Floors | 50 |
Year | 1977 |
City | Bogotà |
Centro de Comercio Internacional is an office skyscraper located in Bogotá, Colombia. The construction is 190m/623 ft, 50 floors. The construction is another neighbor of the second largest skyscraper in Colombia, Torre Colpatria. Located inside this construction are some of the offices of Davivienda Bank which recently obtained the rights of this construction. When it was built, it was known as Centro Las Americas.
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