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The Shard just recently opened with an exciting laser show on 5
th
of July 2012.
The tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck -
the UK's highest - on the 72nd floor, at a height of 245 meters (804 ft.)
The Shard was designed with an irregular pyramidal shape from the base to the top, and is
clad entirely in glass and opened for public in early 2013.
It will host a Shangri La Luxury Hotel but the real vistas will be from the building's rooftop
observation deck, the capital's highest viewing gallery at a whopping 800 feet above street
level. The 72nd floor open-air deck will offer 360° views stretching an approximate 40 cir-
cular miles around the city and taking in a roster of London's key sights.
The observation deck is now open to the public since February 2013.
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