The Shard
Irvine Sellar, The Shard’s developer and joint owner ambitious vision to create an architecturally striking city incorporating retail, offices, hotel, apartments, rants and a public viewing gallery. The Shard is an rey skyscraper in Southwark, London. Standing ap is currently the tallest building in the European Un 2009; By November 2012 from The Shard public vie 2013. It cost roughly 1.2 bi
r, had an g vertical , restaun 87-stopproximately 309 metres (1,014 ft) high, the Shard nion. The Shard’s construction began in March 2 the building was practically complete. The View ewing platform opened to the public on 1 February illion pounds to build and has 11,000 glass panels.
The London Eye
The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the So of the River Thames in London.The entire structure tres (443 ft). It is currently Europe’s tallest Ferris offered the highest public viewing point in London u Shard was built and open to the public in Februra traction in the United Kingdom with over 3.5 million v ed in 1998 and cost around 70 million. It was opened it was announced that 3
outh Bank is 135 mewheel and until The ary of 2013. It is the most popular paid tourist atvisitors annually. The London Eye construction startd to the public on 9th March 2000. On 5 June 2008 30 million people had ridden the London Eye since it opened.
30 St Marys Axe
30 St Mary Axe or also known informally as ‘The ously as the Swiss Re Building. It is a commercial don’s primary financial district. 30 St Mary Axe Norman Foster and Arup Group. Construction beg completed in December 2003 and opened in April 20 138 million to build. It has 41 storeys, and stands 18 of the Baltic Exchange, which was extensively dama street is situated on, howe been nicknamed ‘The Gher
Gherkin’ and previskyscraper in Lonwas designed by gan in 2001, it was 004 and cost around 80 metres (591 ft) tall. It stands on the former site aged in 1992. The building takes its name from the ever from it’s contemporary unusual shape it has rkin’. The building has become an iconic symbol of London and is one of the city’s most widely recognised examples of contemporary architecture.
Big Ben
Big ben is one of London’s most iconic landmarks. B officially known as the “Elizabeth Tower”, it was r to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Pri named to the “Elizabeth Tower” it was known simp Tower”. Big Ben is just the nickname given to the la tower, formally known as “Great Bell”. The bell we 13 tons (13,760 kg). However, since the nickname is Ben” has become much more c 1859 and its chime can be he tower holds the second largest
Big Ben is now renamed in 2012 ior to being reply as the “Clock argest bell in the eighs more than s much more widely known and recognizable, “Big commonly used. Big Ben first chimed on 31st May eard from a radius of up to 5 miles away. The t four-faced chiming clock in the world. which looks spectacular at night when the four clock faces are illuminated.
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