The Shard at London Bridge construction update (2nd January 2012)

[conehead334]

its pretty much came from no where

[capturedbytee]

@conehead334 and it'll be completed in May ahead of the Olympic games. :-)

Thanks for your rating and comment. Much appreciated.

[FcukFunny]

i love this building but it might stand out too much as the others are not even close but that could have been the whole point so people look at it but we need more as london is becoming back work.

[capturedbytee]

@FcukFunny It's a spectacular building. Thanks for your comment and rating.

[mallworld95]

London have less skyscrapers than New York, Tokyo or Singapur (they 4 are the most important financial centers in the world) but that's ok, London have a lot of history and culture and that's more important!

PD: sorry for my english, I speak spanish

[capturedbytee]

@mallworld95 Your English is perfect and definitely better than my Spanish. Thanks a lot for rating and commenting. It's good to read all your comments about the Shard.

Do check out my newest London Shard February 2012 video too. Thanks. :-)

[1unitedtillidie]

china is putting up 400-600 meter buildings every year, the shard is amazing but if we want to show our prosperity and power we need more over the 400 mark!

[capturedbytee]

@1unitedtillidie Thanks for your comment and rating! :-)

London is well recognised as the financial capital of Europe and every once in a while a nice shiny new building appears for the sake of it. :-)

[BackInAGiffy]

@1unitedtillidie it would look stupid having a very tall random skyscraper sticking out of London and these Asian Cites are characterless London has its own famous character so building huge skyscrapers all over the place would look ridiculous just a few is fine

[whitbyjet65]

@1unitedtillidie It isn't just about height. London has staggering architecture and it's the variation that makes the city great. Gothic, art deco, Victorian, Edwardian, neo-classical, Tudor, brutalist, modernist, ancient, minimalist...the city has everything.

[BanTaaax]

this is pathetic considering its london! we should have more skyscrapers and bigger ones!!

[capturedbytee]

@BanTaaax :-) The city of London is working on the problem as we speak.

Thanks for your comment and rating.

[whitbyjet65]

@BanTaaax I disagree. New York is a great city but it doesn't have London's depth & history. There's more to a city than tall buildings. I love skyscrapers but I love London for its massive diversity when it comes to architecture.

[admx94]

@whitbyjet65 That said, most people don't know the extent of New York City's architecture (aside from the Art Deco era skyscrapers) ... diversity... or culture.. Just what they see in movies, tourist videos, and/or TV. Both London and NYC are in a class of their own.

[thomaskemp92]

@BanTaaax london is a historycal city, its not a city for a masive newyork like skyline, what makes london amazin is the blend of the old and the new

[spamulike123]

still a tiddler compared 2 other countrys buildings.

[whitbyjet65]

@spamulike123 No it isn't. When complete it'll be the 45th tallest building in the world. Just think how many buildings there are in the entire world - millions! To be ranked 45th is VERY high up the scale.

[kingharris22]

London along with New York is the most powerful city in the World, it's crazy it's taken this long to have a building the height that Shard is

[capturedbytee]

@kingharris22 Thanks for the comment and rating. :-)

[QUEENQUIGLY]

My personal opinion is that there's just too many gaps in London's skyline.

[capturedbytee]

@QUEENQUIGLY Absolutely nice to have some light through. :-)

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[blooogisss]

nice building, but wrong place

[capturedbytee]

@blooogisss Where should it be then?

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[Petrock508]

@capturedbytee It makes more sense of Europe's tallest building to be in one of the financial district (Canada Square or alongside Tower 42).

[capturedbytee]

@Petrock508 Definitely a good idea if there wasn't an observation deck in the plans.

Thanks for your rating and comments. :-)

[Petrock508]

@capturedbytee Yeah I take your point. The view would be obscured a little :L

[jigglyfidda125]

what an ugly building

ruins london skyline

[capturedbytee]

@jigglyfidda125 It's main purpose is to distract tourists from looking down into murky Thames River.

Thanks for commenting and rating. :-D

[yoman45135]

Great building really give the tourists during the olympics something to be amazed at, thanks for the video man :)

[capturedbytee]

@yoman45135 Absolutely. It's visible from miles away. It's definitely a major attraction in its own right.

Thanks for your great comment and rating. :-)

[Stevenizer99]

@capturedbytee what is this building for offices? And when will it be completed?

[capturedbytee]

@Stevenizer99 Thanks again for your ratings and comments.

It is due to be completed in May this year and it'll house offices, retail shops and boutiques and apartments. :-)

[Stevenizer99]

@capturedbytee its still gonna be a beautiful landmark in London looks like a huge sword pointing into Sky:-)

[Stevenizer99]

@DC180 exactly they build this shit in London while i have kids coming up to me in Tesco beggin me for a few pence keep their local baths from being shut down by council cuz of this bullshit government!

[capturedbytee]

@Stevenizer99 I hear you with the reality of families living below the poverty line in London. This is a Qatari funded project for the most part. I'm sure they're making up for it elsewhere.

Thanks again for your valued comments and rating. :-)

[DC180]

The shit the illuminati spend tax payers money on....

[capturedbytee]

@DC180 No kidding. Jay-Z's one of them freemasons.

Thanks for your comment and rating. :-)

[T4terrible]

great video! it's nice to know somebody else who is interested in this building

[capturedbytee]

@T4terrible Thanks for your kind comment and rating. :-) Much appreciated.

Definitely nice to find another fellow appreciator out there. Cheers!

[BackInAGiffy]

its been like that for ages i want it to be finished.

thanks for uploading :)

[capturedbytee]

@BackInAGiffy You're quite right, from the outside it doesn't look much has changed externally in recent months.

Thanks for your rating and comment. Hopefully more noticeable changes to come. :-)

[BackInAGiffy]

@capturedbytee yeah, its probably getting more complex as they're finishing it but it still went up really fast,