The Shard,[a] also referred to as the Shard London Bridge[12] and formerly London Bridge Tower,[13] is a 72-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. Standing metres (1,016 feet) high, The Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, and the second-tallest building in Europe (outside Russia), only 40cm less than the Varso Tower in Warsaw.

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