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Anthony

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Two views of the Shard
« on: October 04, 2015, 20:00:14 »
At 309.6 metres, the Shard is currently the tallest building in the EU.

The angles of the glass faces change with the light and the shooting position, so here are two quite different treatments, taken close together.
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: Two views of the Shard
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2015, 20:15:45 »
Neck-twisting views of that massive glass building. It'll provide lots of photo opportunities now and in the future I assume.

I just read that the Shard was secured on 53 m tall foundation structures. That probably is required for such a huge building sitting on soft London clay.
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Re: Two views of the Shard
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2015, 10:49:47 »
Thanks, Bjørn, it is an interesting structure.  Being built close to the river and on London clay must have resulted in some interesting engineering challenges.
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Re: Two views of the Shard
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2015, 13:55:35 »
The first image is by far the most interesting to me.
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Re: Two views of the Shard
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2015, 23:50:40 »
Thanks, Jørgen, I agree, but I wanted to show how the light and building interact as you move around.
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