At 310m, the Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe. The £480m project was developed by Sellar Property in association with London Bridge Quarter Ltd, designed by Renzo Piano and constructed by main contractor Mace. According to Mace, in 2006 the Shard was one of a series of towers planned in central London and considered by many to be the least likely to proceed because of the financial risk involved, as well as the technical challenges. However, the Shard achieved practical completion in November 2012, just 38 months after work started on site.
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