“The skyline of London has been redrawn by this building. It has awoken the enthusiasm for European architectural innovation.”
- Nengjun Luo, CTBUH 2013 Awards Juror, CITIC Heye Investment
- Nengjun Luo, CTBUH 2013 Awards Juror, CITIC Heye Investment
The shard has total of 95 floors with 72 floors habitable and The total floor space of 11 hectares. The area of the glass façade that covers whole exterior of the building is 56,000 sq metres, which is as much as eight football pitches. Now after I talked about some of the technical aspects of it I want to present to you some of the cool features that may interest you. First of all it has 44 lifts which is really mind blowing. Another and yet incredible thing is the fact that over 90% of the materials used are recycled. It houses a few restaurants and a luxurious hotel and spa. Of course it has the viewing platform which actually occupies three floors(68, 69 and 72). If you want to appreciate a view of London from high above the ground it's the best place to go. I personally saw this building while being in London and I have to say it was the most magnificent building I have ever seen In my entire life. I strongly recommend taking time and visiting it if you're in London.
Now that the building is finished, what is there inside? Offices? Not flats, I'd imagine.
OdpowiedzUsuńI vaguely remember there were some problems during the construction of the Shard - didn't the construction stop for some time?
You wrote that there are 44 lifts. Is there any that goes from the 1 to the last floor? And if not do you know what is the lo gest one?
OdpowiedzUsuńI think there is at least one lift that goes from the bottom to the top because it would be very uncomfortable for you to change the lift every time you go from the botom to the top and back.
UsuńIt's very interesting and definitely worth seeing while visiting to London. It looks amazing but what is inside of it?
OdpowiedzUsuńIt's mostly office building but there is also a hotel and two restaurants in it if I remember.
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