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

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11 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@corporateraider9766 4 жыл бұрын

What's the fare for a night Thames cruise?

@HerreDePerre 4 жыл бұрын

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

@georgebamber6871 3 жыл бұрын

We patted $85 to get to empire state buildings top

@rinocerota Жыл бұрын

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

@JoeMorris00 10 жыл бұрын

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

@nunyvanstta135 9 жыл бұрын

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

@nunyvanstta135 9 жыл бұрын

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

@JoeMorris00 9 жыл бұрын

;)

@silkyskills6704 6 жыл бұрын

Joe Morris could be new york

@timafiggy 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@camper234 8 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many binoculars are trained on that loo.

@KiddGalaxxy 9 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@KiddGalaxxy 7 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@TheMajin7 11 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@matthewbenchea 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@KingsofSparta 10 жыл бұрын

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

@MrSliceFTW 10 жыл бұрын

Oh, he did, trust me. He did.

@jagman84 9 жыл бұрын

Colossus In that case where is 32, Smith Square?

@davidbeardsley9394 7 жыл бұрын

#AccidentalPartridge

@hshopper3290 5 жыл бұрын

He said it! Its a shame

@marciaosullivan3200 4 жыл бұрын

@@TH-kt5ir really the UK is white supremacist

@saraevenstar275 11 жыл бұрын

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

@daneels270 4 жыл бұрын

4:06

@crazyd4ve875 3 жыл бұрын

He didnt have his Londoning license

@mercynasser5369 11 жыл бұрын

Love you London

@samsong24 Жыл бұрын

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

@lisapulleng3701 4 ай бұрын

ME TOO

@cesarvazquezfranco9786 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers for London !!

@kirenjohn 10 жыл бұрын

I've noticed that too.

@wiganbinmon6776 10 жыл бұрын

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 !!!

@harbirsvlogs8843 9 жыл бұрын

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

@TravelleszChannel 8 жыл бұрын

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

@anarki777 11 жыл бұрын

Too right comrade.

@AloisAgos 4 жыл бұрын

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

@alphaapple1375 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@liamosborne7940 8 жыл бұрын

I've been up the shard with my cousin before

@Oakleaf700 9 жыл бұрын

Wow! I really MUST use that loo!

@MsrAlaindeFerrier 4 жыл бұрын

What an eyesore

@newsuperhdgraphic Жыл бұрын

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

@DuCkFaCeAIRSOFT 10 жыл бұрын

This video makes me homesick

@TheWastedLord 11 жыл бұрын

I went up there yesterday. So worth it.

@barbecueshoes9212 10 жыл бұрын

DAMN that building looks cool!

@TheFunfairfan 11 жыл бұрын

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

@andrewalexanderkisten8242 Жыл бұрын

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

@morzee94 10 жыл бұрын

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

@ca8rio8ca 11 жыл бұрын

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

@KeithApp 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Keith Appanah I agree 😂

@nunyvanstta135 9 жыл бұрын

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

@yoazandvoort5276 7 жыл бұрын

NunyVanstta135 😂

@rudolfsimon8801 5 жыл бұрын

69 Gay City - no go

@cuber3603 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@otemachi4317 7 жыл бұрын

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

@Industrialist2015ofUk 5 жыл бұрын

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

@king_goose 3 жыл бұрын

1:37 nice

@billycaton6164 11 жыл бұрын

I went there yesterday it was great

@leonpeterson631 6 жыл бұрын

Shard is amazing ❤️

@exilog 10 жыл бұрын

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

@brooklynpearce3838 11 жыл бұрын

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

@neplecha1 7 жыл бұрын

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

@halalkook_587 5 жыл бұрын

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

@casiosose 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@mattspencer76 5 жыл бұрын

I remember going up there

@rajapparajappa5609 9 жыл бұрын

Really great and marvoles

@laylawat4356 3 жыл бұрын

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

@yahliashe9734 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@beyondonethousand 2 жыл бұрын

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

@HerreDePerre 4 жыл бұрын

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

@spiderdude2099 Жыл бұрын

Woah, it’s a gigantamax Duraludon!

@katiecox986 11 жыл бұрын

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

@CHUCKNORRIS-fs3rp 5 жыл бұрын

Now the tallest in Europe Varso Tower

@brentg3707 4 жыл бұрын

wow fabulous

@nunyvanstta135 11 жыл бұрын

Impressive Build

@imranzazai7404 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice.

@mikethemegaman 10 жыл бұрын

This is pretty cool.

@omega1272 9 жыл бұрын

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

@hussain9896 9 жыл бұрын

Dat bathroom tho

@Oakleaf700 9 жыл бұрын

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

@Eden264 11 жыл бұрын

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

@joshuatyson1631 6 жыл бұрын

I have bin in it it was asome

@Yu2Kal 9 жыл бұрын

Im going up there in 2 weeks !

@vrushaliayachit4600 Жыл бұрын

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

@gamerjtad1423 3 жыл бұрын

I went to the top yesterday

@jeraponteVlogs 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@Mikey-uw3yd 5 жыл бұрын

What is that building built for?

@IamRobtastic 11 жыл бұрын

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

@manofweed1 8 жыл бұрын

What's it for ?

@princeicio 7 жыл бұрын

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

@jayflaze2511 5 жыл бұрын

@Peepguy Lmfao

@KD-qr9ff 4 жыл бұрын

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

@lisapulleng3701 4 ай бұрын

DEFINITELY

@AwesomeKekeC 11 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to use a tripod?

@lovelife3136 Жыл бұрын

Can anyone go there or its not open to public?

@CantTellYou 2 ай бұрын

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

@Digital111 11 жыл бұрын

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

@michellewilliams8796 2 жыл бұрын

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

@julessoetersbest 11 жыл бұрын

New York has only 9 buildings taller than 306 meter

@TheBMBGaming 10 жыл бұрын

I went up there did you see the Olimpic arena

@ProfessionalBob 11 жыл бұрын

Students have plenty of free time...

@Mmcermes 5 жыл бұрын

How much for a ride at the top?

@creepercraftgaming3936 9 жыл бұрын

Iv been up it

@l.gaga5508 4 жыл бұрын

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

@PGrayOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Mission Complete: The Shard 750 Experience

@handsomejustin 10 жыл бұрын

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...

@oxii99 11 жыл бұрын

Iwent up on Tuesday 13th August 2013

@ugugmug 10 жыл бұрын

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

@anonie8770 6 жыл бұрын

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

@-gemberkoekje-5547 6 жыл бұрын

This is the futre

@-Poka- 2 жыл бұрын

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

@heipaadegduP 11 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Ahaha that's cheap it's 80 pounds now

@devilschild9372 11 жыл бұрын

Nutter, so is every tall building in the world !

@missesrobot8182 8 жыл бұрын

it just looks out of place and like it wont withstand centuries like tower bridge or other real landmarks

@Neueregel 11 жыл бұрын

@3:56 The cars seem smaller than ants ! wow.

@themorganicus3776 9 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it while it can to be honest its not going to last long.

@Ducati368 2 ай бұрын

Need to pay to go up there? How much?

@omega1272 9 жыл бұрын

That is tall man From Safaa

@TimpBizkit 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what it's like to climb the stairs to this.

@ZePigman 10 жыл бұрын

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.

@filbao8113 2 жыл бұрын

Simple design