The Shard also referred to as the Shard of Glass Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower is a 95-storey supertall skyscraper that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. Standing 309.6 metres high,

THE SHARD : VIEW FROM HELICOPTER
  • The Shard was developed by Sellar Property Group on behalf of LBQ Ltd and is jointly owned by Sellar Property (5%) and the State of Qatar (95%)
  • The Shard is managed by Real Estate Management (UK) Limited on behalf of the owners
  • Record height : Tallest in the United Kingdom since 2012

General information


  • Architectural style : Neo-futurism
  • Construction started : March 2009
  • Completed : July 2012
  • Opening : 1 February 2013
  • Cost : ~£435,023,452 (contract cost only)
  • Owner : State of Qatar (95%) + Sellar Property Group (5%)
  • Height
  • Architectural : 310 m
  • Observatory : 244 m
  • Technical details
  • Floor count : 96 (72 habitable)
  • Floor area : 398490m²
  • Lifts / elevators : 36
  • Design and construction
  • Architect Renzo Piano
  • Developer Sellar Property Group
  • Structural engineer WSP Global (structural engineers), Robert Bird Group (concrete temporary works), Ischebeck Titan on most floors 40+ (concrete support)
  • Services engineer : Arup
  • Main contractor : Mace
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