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The Shard
The Shard
, also referred to as the
Shard of Glass
,
Shard London Bridge
and formerly
London Bridge Tower
, is a 95-storey
skyscraper
in
Southwark
,
London
, that forms part of the
London Bridge
Quarter development. Standing high, the Shard is the tallest building in London and is currently the
87th tallest building in the world
, the
tallest building in the European Union
and the fourth tallest building in Europe. It is also the
second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom
, after the concrete tower at the
Emley Moor transmitting station
.
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