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London Bridge TowerThe London Bridge Tower (commonly known as the Shard of Glass) - is a proposed skyscraper designed by Renzo Piano for a site in London, on the Southwark side of London Bridge, next to London Bridge station at 32 London Bridge Street. It would replace a twenty-four storey building, Southwark Towers, which was completed in 1976. If constructed, it will be the tallest building in Europe at 1,016 feet (310 metres) with 66 floors. It was granted planning permission in November 2003. Construction was expected to begin in 2005, with completion in 2009. However in 2004 PricewaterhouseCoopers, who hold a long-term lease on Southwark Towers, decided that they were not willing to vacate before 2006. This appeared to push the potential completion date back to 2011 at the earliest. The building will have shops, offices, houses, viewing galleries as well as a museum and a public piazza. A hotel is expected to take up around a fifth of the available space. External links
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