
Located in Southwark, The Shard is a 97-story tall building designed by Italian Architect Renzo Piano. It is currently the tallest building in the United Kingdom. It sits on the site formally housing Southwark Towers, an office block that stood only 24-stories tall. Construction on the shard started in March 2009 and took until 2012 to be topped off; it was then inaugurated on July 5th the same year. There is a privately operated observation deck named ‘The View From The Shard’. There are 72 habitable floors which house restaurants and businesses including Tiffany &Co and the office group.
The total height of the building is 244 meters.