When plans for the "Shard of Glass", near London Bridge, were unveiled in 2000, English Heritage condemned the tower as "Europe's tallest building and London's greatest folly". Since then, the disputes have come thick and fast. Only after a public enquiry did Renzo Piano's skyscraper win planning consent, at the end of 2003. The scheme is plagued by legal wrangles about its ownership. And, most emblematic of all, is the fuss over the four metres at the building's spire.
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