Prince Andrew abseils down the Shard Sep 3rd, 2012 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) Prince Andrew abseiled down Europe's tallest skycraper on Monday, confessing afterwards that he would "never do it again". (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : prince, andrew, abseils, down, shard, Top Keywords

Britain's Prince Andrew to abseil the Shard Jul 13th, 2012 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) Britain's Prince Andrew will attempt to abseil down the Shard in London, Europe's tallest skyscraper, in an effort to raise money for two charities, the groups announced Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain's, prince, andrew, abseil, shard, Top Keywords

London's towering Shard set for launch Jul 5th, 2012 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) Europe's tallest skyscraper the Shard will be inaugurated in London with a spectacular laser show Thursday, as critics debate whether it is an architectural triumph or a blot on the skyline. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : london's, towering, shard, launch, shard, Top Keywords

London's Shard tower opens with empty floors, flat rents Jul 5th, 2012 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Superstar architect Renzo Piano calls the European Union's new tallest building a "vertical city", but when his stunning Shard tower opens on Thursday over London Bridge it will house the equivalent of a whole vacant... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : london's, shard, tower, opens, empty, floors, flat, rents, Top Keywords

London Shard looms over Britain's eclectic capital Jul 4th, 2012 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Rising like a gleaming splinter of glass into a grey sky, London's tallest building is designed to mirror a dynamic city living ahead of its time. But for Londoners dwelling in its shadow, the futuristic new skyscraper known a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : london, shard, looms, britain's, eclectic, capital, flat, rents, Top Keywords

The Shard: divisive new star of the London skyline Jul 4th, 2012 - 07:30h (CET +01.00) Twelve years after it was first sketched out, London's Shard tower will be inaugurated on Thursday to great fanfare -- but Europe's tallest skyscraper has won as many critics as it has admirers. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : shard, divisive, star, london, skyline, capital, flat, rents, Top Keywords

'Urban explorers' scale unfinished Shard Apr 9th, 2012 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) The developers building the Shard defended their security measures on Monday after it emerged that a group of "urban explorers" had broken into the skyscraper. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'urban, explorers', scale, unfinished, shard, capital, flat, rents, Top Keywords

Construction work continues on a 'The Shard', a new ... Feb 25th, 2011 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) (AFP/File) - Construction work continues on a 'The Shard', a new building in central London, seen here in October. A death-defying fox clambered up the skyscraper and lived the high life on the 72nd floor of the tower in central London for ne... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : construction, work, continues, 'the, shard', capital, flat, rents, Top Keywords

Construction takes place on The Shard building (at rear) as ... Nov 16th, 2010 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Construction takes place on The Shard building (at rear) as visitors pose on the balcony at One New Change shopping mall in London November 16, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: CITYSCAPE BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : construction, takes, place, shard, building, rear, flat, rents, Top Keywords

Construction work is seen on architect Renzo Piano's Shard ... Oct 26th, 2010 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Construction work is seen on architect Renzo Piano's Shard tower at London Bridge in central London October 26, 2010. The economy grew twice as fast as expected in the third quarter of this year, easing fears the recovery is faltering... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : construction, work, architect, renzo, piano, shard, flat, rents, Top Keywords