The Shard and red moon, London
by Neale And Judith Clark
Title
The Shard and red moon, London
Artist
Neale And Judith Clark
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Blood Moon over London - The Shard and London skyline at night with red moon or blood moon, City of London, South Bank, Southwark, London, England, UK, GB, Europe
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 feet) high, the Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, and the sixth-tallest building in Europe. It is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the concrete tower of the Emley Moor transmitting station.It replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office block built on the site in 1975.
The Shard's construction began in March 2009; it was topped out on 30 March 2012 and inaugurated on 5 July 2012. Practical completion was achieved in November 2012. The tower's privately operated observation deck, The View from The Shard, was opened to the public on 1 February 2013. The glass-clad pyramidal tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck on the 72nd floor, at a height of 244 metres (801 ft)
Blood moon refers to the typical red color of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse.
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January 7th, 2020
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