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No. 00229
Tallest Modern Skyscraper in Historic London
- Holder
- The Shard (architect Renzo Piano)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Date
- 2012
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Certificate
- GBR-C-2026-0000221
About this record
Renzo Piano's glass-clad Shard, completed in London in 2012, rises 310 meters and is considered the first modern spire-shaped skyscraper in the city's historic core, engineered to manage wind load and light reflection.
