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The Shard by numbers

The Shard, along with the The Place, will house 12,500 workers.

By Martha Gill Published 04 July 2012 14:03
The Shard, Photograph: Getty Images
The Shard, Photograph: Getty Images

Europe's tallest building will be officially unveiled in central London on Thursday. That's just one of several fun Shard-related facts and figures. Here are some more:

56,000: Surface area of glass (m2) - which is equivalent to 8 football pitches

54,000: Volume of concrete used (m3) - equivalent to 22 Olympic swimming pools

12,500: The number of workers London Bridge Quarter (an amalgum of the Shard and the Place, the new 600,000 sq ft office next door) will house

11,000: Number of glass panels

1016: Height of building (ft)

853: Height of highest habitable floor (ft)

72: Occupiable floors

52: The level that the swimming pool is on

44: Number of lifts

31.4: Floor area (acres)

8: Number of escalators

3:  The number of times the height of the Shard outstrips the height of the London Eye

1: Number of architects called Renzo Piano who were involved in designing the Shard

 
 

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