Shard progress

Construction started in March 2009 on the Shard designed by Renzo Piano and is due for completion in 2012.

Shard building, July 2010,  by Cybermyth13.

Construction started with the central core  but the work was completed on the lower floors as the core increased in height. The 72-storey central core was finished in December 2010 and is 244 metres high.

The Shard, April 2012

The Shard has now risen to 87 storeys at 310 metres (1,016 ft) and is Europe’s tallest commercial building.

The Shard Building, Progress 2010-12

The view from St Thomas Street of the southwest corner of the Shard outside London Bridge Station in July 2010

The southwest corner in evening sunlight, April 2011

Nearing completion, the southwest corner in April 2012

The Shard, London Bridge, Jan. 2011

The Shard, London Bridge, close-up, Jan. 2011,  by Cybermyth13.

It was a sunny day so it was a good day to get some pictures of the Shard building being built at London Bridge. The central core was completed in December 2010.

 

For other pics of the Shard, including earlier stages of the building,  click on the photos or see my Shard set on Flickr