The Shard building in London by Renzo Piano

Which will be the largest skyscraper in Europe, designed by architect Renzo Piano, has begun its ascent. His way of shrapnel (shard, in English) will soon be a new and prominent part of the London skyline. At the heart of the future redevelopment of the neighborhood of London Bridge, in the heart of London, the new skyscraper will have 72 floors will make it a true vertical city. The Shard simultaneous private uses with public spaces for visitors and tourists. To 306 m. Altitude The Shard will reach the maximum permitted height, double the London Eye, and the views from its top floors promise to be spectacular: the tourists who will see incredible views of the city from a public gallery located on the top 15 floors.
Renzo Piano has created this slender glass tower inspired by the needle-shaped capitals of the ancient churches of London and the sails of the ships that once docked in the Thames. The structure of the skyscrapers grows from multiple glass facades in the form of shrapnel (shard, in English) who come to a point but fail to touch, allowing the building to breathe naturally.
The Shard will occupy the space where previously there was the Tower Bridge Southwark Street, in the neighborhood of London Bridge. The tower will have multiple uses: the first 8 floors will house the offices of London Transport, restaurants, hotels and apartments occupy the skyscraper to the ground 65, and the public galleries to see the sights are on the upper floors of the 68 through 72.