Business Chief Europe Magazine May 2018 | Page 94

Situated above London Bridge station in central London , The Shard was completed in 2012 . At the time it was the tallest building in Europe , overtaking the CoC : Moscow . The tower is 95 % owned by the sovereign state of Qatar and was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano . The Shard boasts a 26-floor office complex which is occupied by 32 different companies across 10 business sectors . It also has three restaurants , a five-star hotel , 10 residential apartments and the highest viewing gallery in the UK with views over the entire city of London . ‘ The Shard boasts three restaurants , a five-star hotel , ten residential apartments and the highest viewing gallery in the UK ’

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Eurasia 1,014 ft

wiki / Eurasia _( building ) The only steel tower in Moscow , the Eurasia tower is 1,014 ft tall and boasts a garage with 1,000 car parking spaces . Designed by the New York based architecture firm Swanke Hayden Connel ( which also designed Trump Tower , NY ) the complex is owned by Russia ’ s VTB Bank . Spread over the 67 storeys are office spaces , apartments , restaurants and entertainment facilities . The building also includes a scenic elevator on the outside of the building , allowing visitors to enjoy panoramic views of the entire city .
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The Shard 1,017 ft

Situated above London Bridge station in central London , The Shard was completed in 2012 . At the time it was the tallest building in Europe , overtaking the CoC : Moscow . The tower is 95 % owned by the sovereign state of Qatar and was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano . The Shard boasts a 26-floor office complex which is occupied by 32 different companies across 10 business sectors . It also has three restaurants , a five-star hotel , 10 residential apartments and the highest viewing gallery in the UK with views over the entire city of London . ‘ The Shard boasts three restaurants , a five-star hotel , ten residential apartments and the highest viewing gallery in the UK ’