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Shangri-La Hotel Completed in 2012 and now an iconic feature upon the London skyline
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he Shard was designed by Renzo Piano and stands at 309.6 metres (1,016ft) high, making it Western Europe’s tallest building. Heralded by the developer, Irvine Sellar/Sellar Property Group, as being a vertical slice of city, the skyscraper encompasses offices, restaurants, residences, London’s highest viewing platform and Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London. It was in May 2014 that Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, opened it’s first property in the United Kingdom, right up on levels 34 to 52 of the The Shard. As London’s first elevated luxury hotel, the five-star property offers 202 rooms and suites, all with unparalleled views, three signature dining and drinks venues, three riverfacing event rooms as well as an infinity pool and a 24-hour gym on level 52. From the moment you arrive and throughout your journey around the hotel, you are presented with ingenious and innovative design. In the main areas of the hotel, the designers have adopted a contemporary approach to present the sumptuous Oriental motifs, such a fundamental part of the Shangri-La Hotel brand DNA. Colours, textures and materials are used to harmonise the interiors with the cityscape view at each turn.
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