The Shard - A view from the top of London's tallest building

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Renzo Piano's glass structure the Shard opens to the public on 1 February. Architecture critic Oliver Wainwright visits its 72nd floor open viewing platform -- 244 metres above ground -- to see the 40-mile view from Western Europe's tallest building. He also speaks to architect William Matthews about the glass building, which costs £25 per adult ticket to visit, and visits the Shard's gents toilet
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@MarkusDuesseldorf 8 лет назад

Well, when I am on holiday, I certainly do not count every penny. But £30 admission per person for a viewing platform is out of every question. When I had been to London last time, we decided to visit the viewing platform of the near Monument instead. Admission was £2 or £3 as I remember and the view was excellent there!

@Steve_McMillen 5 лет назад

Once 22 Bishopgate is constructed you can get the view of London from a similar height but for free..

@corporateraider9766 4 года назад

What's the fare for a night Thames cruise?

@HerreDePerre 4 года назад

Markus Duesseldorf the toilet on the shard was so epic it was totally worth it. I recommend to everybody.

@georgebamber6871 3 года назад

We patted $85 to get to empire state buildings top

@rinocerota Год назад

Well said... I have been up there and It is def. Not worth the money!(I didn't pay)

@JoeMorris00 10 лет назад

"you can hear the sound of London" yep , police sirens in the background , how can it not be London

@nunyvanstta135 9 лет назад

Not the Illuminati???... Christ almighty.

@nunyvanstta135 9 лет назад

Oh, 'Illuminanti' sorry, I've only jus saw that, soz. Lol me

@JoeMorris00 8 лет назад

;)

@silkyskills6704 6 лет назад

Joe Morris could be new york

@timafiggy 6 лет назад

nope! there is no other River on the left. there is no 1 WTC building , No citi corp bldg. no central park, no New York insurance company bldg. no Crysler bldg. no FDR drive and def no Empire state bldg. if this was a view from wtc old and new buildings. these bldgs would align each other. the UN alighned with queens . you have to check out a view of NYC from WTC in the 90's and the millenium. so different.

@itzgalaxybot_2528 7 лет назад

I've been in that building. there's only 2 lifts and they go so fast it feels like ur not even moving

@markanonym9586 7 лет назад

As someone who has grown up with white wind turbine farms thingies, I just don't get how people can call them an eyesore. The same goes for electricity pylons, and buildings like these. If you actually look at the very top, there are two shards that stick out beyond the rest, and you could imagine the eye of Sauron appearing between them.

@nobilesnovushomo58 4 года назад

Ladies and gentlemen: The Eye of Sauron is no longer fiction.

@KiddGalaxxy 9 лет назад

Am from the Empire State of New-York U.S.A. Let me just say, am a bit jealous. The Shard is sooo beautiful. Well done London!! I will visit! The Shard is tall, mixed use, interesting to the eye. And it will be Iconic! This skyscraper will add tons of character to the London Sky Line. Here in NYC every time a developer comes up with something breath taking. The "Liberal Dem Hordes" come out of the wood works to say... It's too tall?? Or it doesn't add anything to the community??? We don't want it, to be taller than building "A" for some asinine reason??? A modern city must grow and leap into the future. Not prevent it from happening. London Wow!

@thisguy976 7 лет назад

KiddGalaxxy them new skinny convos in plan for midtown Manhattan look really stupid. don't you agree?

@KiddGalaxxy 7 лет назад

Oh am not a fan of those super skinny condos near the park. But like I said before There are soo many restriction on air rights in NYC. So developers and architects . Can't really create any thing truly spectacular. {Like my new favorite skyscraper in the world the Shard!} London is doing what we should be doing. Having a great mix of the old and new springing up from the past. Space, regulations and property taxes are killing our boom. So now they have come up with a new super-super skinny for Mid-Town. A radical new design, they have unofficially called the Big-Bend.... What do you think?

@Yasin_2312 2 года назад

You’re right. NYC is getting too brave and extreme with these thin skyscrapers which most likely are empty

@camper234 8 лет назад

I wonder how many binoculars are trained on that loo.

@matthewbenchea 2 года назад

Fun fact : the building was named by a building in a game named Mirrors edge, the building name is The shard like this building and Mirrors edge was released in 2008!

@TheMajin7 11 лет назад

Interesting how you visit it at daytime and see the city view at nightime, even if only on a screen. I'd go there on the late afternoon, watch the sunset, then a bit of chilling nightime viewing. London at night is possibly the best looking city in the world for me.

@ILove1D456 11 лет назад

i have walked past the shard when i was on my way to the diamond jubilee

@mercynasser5369 11 лет назад

Love you London

@harbirsvlogs8843 9 лет назад

cant wait to go and see this next week on Friday :)

@KingsofSparta 10 лет назад

2:55 he did not just say that? did he?

@MrSliceFTW 10 лет назад

Oh, he did, trust me. He did.

@jagman84 9 лет назад

Colossus In that case where is 32, Smith Square?

@davidbeardsley9394 7 лет назад

#AccidentalPartridge

@hshopper3290 5 лет назад

He said it! Its a shame

@marciaosullivan3200 4 года назад

@@TH-kt5ir really the UK is white supremacist

@cesarvazquezfranco9786 5 лет назад

Cheers for London !!

@AloisAgos 4 года назад

That's not a skyscraper. It's a Gigantamax Duraludon.

@wiganbinmon6776 10 лет назад

Ive been up the Empire State Building which 1.250 ft & the Shard which is something like a 1000 ft & there did'nt seem to be much difference, both amazing views though !!!

@samsong24 Год назад

I miss London so much. I hope I end up there again at some point.

@lisapulleng3701 4 месяца назад

ME TOO

@alphaapple1375 6 лет назад

The Shard looks amazing to me. I have learnt that it is a mixed-use skyscraper with offices, hotels, and flats. Does anyone know how much square metres of office space is there in the building?

@ojcksn 2 года назад

If you’re still interested, I’m pretty sure the building has some 3 million square meters, which is extremely impressive for its height and floor count

@TravelleszChannel 8 лет назад

The building is so pretty! We've made a similar short film on it as well!

@andrewalexanderkisten8242 Год назад

Amazing video, Thank you. Really impressive building! WOW!!!

@newsuperhdgraphic Год назад

fun fact: The Shard is the same size as Millennium Force at cedar point

@saraevenstar275 11 лет назад

4:06 - You can hear the sounds of London-and a random person about the get arrested. XD

@daneels270 4 года назад

4:06

@crazyd4ve875 3 года назад

He didnt have his Londoning license

@barbecueshoes9212 10 лет назад

DAMN that building looks cool!

@kirenjohn 10 лет назад

I've noticed that too.

@KeithApp 6 лет назад

Pretty expensive admission fee for a viewing platform over the city. If you get a window seat on a plane approaching LHR on a clear day heading Westbound, you can get some really stunning views over our nation's capital, possibility even better than from the Shard and for free.

@pauls7803 6 лет назад

Keith Appanah I agree 😂

@TheFunfairfan 11 лет назад

Superb review - well done!! Can't wait to go up here but pricy!

@Oakleaf700 8 лет назад

Wow! I really MUST use that loo!

@ca8rio8ca 11 лет назад

Great! Now I'll have to visit London again! :-]

@anarki777 11 лет назад

Too right comrade.

@nunyvanstta135 9 лет назад

Yeah, we all know level 69 is the best level to be on. Looolll!!! Soz, jus had to.

@yoazandvoort5276 7 лет назад

NunyVanstta135 😂

@rudolfsimon8801 5 лет назад

69 Gay City - no go

@cuber3603 2 года назад

Nice

@liamosborne7940 8 лет назад

I've been up the shard with my cousin before

@Industrialist2015ofUk 5 лет назад

I luv Mirrors edge Catalyst, but i knew of this Shard long before!

@morzee94 10 лет назад

Because it's a radical, iconic and a beautiful new design and overlooks the very heart of London. The height isn't what makes it impressive, it's just what draws your attention to it pretty much wherever you are in the city

@DuCkFaCeAIRSOFT 10 лет назад

This video makes me homesick

@brooklynpearce3838 11 лет назад

I love this. I'm going to the Shard tomorrow, but I don't like heights or lifts. I'm excited anyway. :)

@TheWastedLord 11 лет назад

I went up there yesterday. So worth it.

@leonpeterson631 6 лет назад

Shard is amazing ❤️

@otemachi4317 7 лет назад

You just got out of London Bridge station in the thumbnail right?

@halalkook_587 5 лет назад

I live in south east london and the shard looks pretty from my house ngl

@casiosose 9 лет назад

Thanks

@MsrAlaindeFerrier 4 года назад

What an eyesore

@neplecha1 7 лет назад

I be on the top of Shard and is so cool!

@HerreDePerre 4 года назад

the toilet on the shard was so epic it was totally worth it. I recommend to everybody.

@exilog 10 лет назад

it costs £30 to do this bit steep eh ! tourists wont be put off though

@billycaton6164 11 лет назад

I went there yesterday it was great

@laylawat4356 3 года назад

I’m going up there for lunch tomorrow and I’m trying to get over my fear of heights

@beyondonethousand 2 года назад

Excellent video. BTW the highest observation deck in western Europe is that of the Eiffel Tower at 281m

@yahliashe9734 3 года назад

Amazing

@king_goose 3 года назад

1:37 nice

@katiecox986 11 лет назад

you can actually see it from London bridge train station it is very interesting researching the shard on the computer or a book oh yes i do love researching the shard

@rajapparajappa5609 9 лет назад

Really great and marvoles

@nunyvanstta135 10 лет назад

Impressive Build

@CHUCKNORRIS-fs3rp 5 лет назад

Now the tallest in Europe Varso Tower

@imranzazai7404 3 года назад

Very nice.

@spiderdude2099 Год назад

Woah, it’s a gigantamax Duraludon!

@brentg3707 4 года назад

wow fabulous

@jeraponteVlogs 4 года назад

Very nice

@mattspencer76 5 лет назад

I remember going up there

@mikethemegaman 10 лет назад

This is pretty cool.

@vrushaliayachit4600 Год назад

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@IamRobtastic 11 лет назад

Im making an animated short based on the shard :-)

@Eden264 11 лет назад

Am i the only one that laughed at "Fast lift!"?

@omega1272 9 лет назад

I like your video because when you went upstairs it had lost of stairs from Rayaan

@CantTellYou Месяц назад

so the main Shard room has a sweet view, but the shart room has an even better view?

@Yu2Kal 9 лет назад

Im going up there in 2 weeks !

@hussain9896 9 лет назад

Dat bathroom tho

@Oakleaf700 8 лет назад

Luke Barry Yes....that would be such a great place for a poo. With that view, no need for any reading material either!

@-Poka- 2 года назад

Bro is this Mirror's Edge!?!?!?!?! Let's go, Faith! It's time to save your sister, Kate!

@Mikey-uw3yd 5 лет назад

What is that building built for?

@gamerjtad1423 3 года назад

I went to the top yesterday

@l.gaga5508 4 года назад

Happy birthday Miranda, from the shard in London, missing you, loving your FACE

@PGrayOfficial 4 года назад

Mission Complete: The Shard 750 Experience

@princeicio 7 лет назад

I'll be there soon, is it worth visiting?

@jayflaze2511 5 лет назад

@Peepguy Lmfao

@KD-qr9ff 4 года назад

Yes but it’s so expensive. I live in London but damn this was too much money

@lisapulleng3701 4 месяца назад

DEFINITELY

@joshuatyson1631 6 лет назад

I have bin in it it was asome

@dhruvs8139 9 лет назад

The tallest building in Europe is the Mercury city tower in Russia 338 m and its soon about to be the federation tower 373 m

@Aaronaa4 8 лет назад

+Dhruv S. You tell them haha :)

@TheLifeOfDan1 8 лет назад

He did said Western Europe, but indeed those are the tallest buildings in the whole of Europe.

@dfjvhcyzgdguchxhcjc9189 8 лет назад

LISTEN! He said Europe! Russia is not in Europe.

@yeem_lad 8 лет назад

Moscow is in Europe. Get it right.

@thesunmountain 8 лет назад

+Dhru vS I live in Malmo Sweden,, in my city we have the tallest building in Scandinavia called Turning Torso 190m/620feet

@manofweed1 8 лет назад

What's it for ?

@michellewilliams8796 2 года назад

Such a Beautiful Bldg inLondon,I wanna visit London so Bad,But I’m scared 2 Fly,I’m afraid Of Heights

@AwesomeKekeC 11 лет назад

Is it possible to use a tripod?

@aidenaang6732 6 лет назад

Who else Listening The shard Soundtrack from Mirror's Edge while Watching this?

@handsomejustin 10 лет назад

Toronto's CN tower has been the tallest free standing structure for over 34 years standing at 553.5 meters, I don't see how the shard is impressive in any regards at all...

@ugugmug 10 лет назад

Londoners don't like cramped skyscrapers, it was seen when American Cities got really tall people just like to have a garden in Britain.

@julessoetersbest 10 лет назад

New York has only 9 buildings taller than 306 meter

@Digital111 11 лет назад

Look up "CN Tower glass floor" it's in Toronto, you can stand on a glass and look down lol

@heipaadegduP 11 лет назад

Only problem is that the price for the ticket to get up there is like £29.95, which is way to much for me, a poor student. They don't have student discount!

@blendermyles 2 года назад

Ahaha that's cheap it's 80 pounds now

@teddyburton434 10 лет назад

They charge a fortune £25 per head, I think it is a disgrace and there is no residents discount, after all the disruption that residents had to go through.

@Jman926 5 лет назад

Still less expensive than going to the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building...

@shaq666uk 11 лет назад

Fabulous building. Looking forward to experiencing the views from the observations decks. In my opinion I think it is important for London, and in turn the UK, to be building such structures, not only as a sign of economic power but also as indicators of imagination and creativity.

@matthewprince9705 Год назад

Look where we are now... 🤔

@anonie8770 6 лет назад

WOW BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL. I want to go to London some day.

@lovelife3136 Год назад

Can anyone go there or its not open to public?

@ZePigman 10 лет назад

It isn't. It's probably the fact that it's the tallest building in the capital and biggest city of one of the world's most famous nations. Even Bangkok, Thailand has a skyscraper nearly as tall (at 304 meters, only 2 meters behind The Shard) as early as 1997. This building is really nothing too special. Except, of course, its *extremely* beautiful design. This glass structure is one of the most beautiful structures ever built, my opinion.