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.One57A1 | |
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Height | 306m |
Floors | 79 |
Year | 2014 |
City | New York City |
One57, formerly known as Carnegie 57, is a 75-story, 1,005-foot (306 m) supertall skyscraper in 157 West 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The construction has 92 condominium units in addition to a new Park Hyatt Hotel with 210 rooms, the flagship Hyatt property.The tower, developed by Extell Development Company and designed by Christian de Portzamparc, was the first ultra-luxury condominium tower along the stretch of 57th Street which was then named Billionaires' Row. Upon completion in 2014, it was the tallest residential building in the city for a month or two until the completion of 432 Park Avenue.
Source: Wikipedia