Beautiful Glass Shard Spire Set to Dominate London Skyline

By Danny Allen

Feast your eyes on these latest visualizations of The Shard (aka London Bridge Tower), a 1017ft skyscraper actually under construction. When finished in 2012, it will be the tallest building in the U.K, and one of the tallest in Europe.

Designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the 72-story tower has several twisting glass facets on its exterior, and inside, will have offices, apartments, restaurants and a 15-story observation gallery.

It looks amazingly sci-fi, but every time I hear the word "shard", I can't help but think of Dark Crystal. [Shard London Bridge via Core 77]

London Bridge Tower