The View from the Shard

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The pinnacle of The Shard

The pinnacle of The Shard

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A view from level 72

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Graffiti map of London

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Level 68 cloud spotting

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Level 72

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Levels 68, 69 and 72

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Night landscape

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Night view

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The shard

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Sat Feb 2 2013

The View from the Shard offers panoramic, 360-degree views across the capital and beyond (up to 64km or 40 miles on a clear day) from 244 metres (800 feet) up – almost twice the height of any other viewing point in London. The attraction is a two-level deck (the first enclosed, the second open to the elements above head-height) on floors 68 to 72 of the skyscraper, to which visitors are whisked in two stages on supersmooth, high-speed lifts that take just 30 seconds to reach the 'View', accompanied by a soaring anthem recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Joyful Company of Singers – a decidely upmarket twist on elevator muzak. Tongue-in-cheek illustrations of famous Londoners past and present, including Margaret Thatcher and Karl Marx on a tandem, and Vidal Sassoon and Vivienne Westwood giving Charles I a makeover, and video screens and display panels with digital maps of London and archive footage of city life remind you of your surroundings. In the viewing galleries themselves, digital 'Tell:scopes' update the coin-in-the-slot binoculars of traditonal viewpoints - touchscreens allow you to call up additional information on the buildings you're looking at, and help you locate the important landmarks, as well as allowing you to zoom in or see what the view is like at different times of day. There are no toilets or refreshments on the viewing levels.

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Address:
The View from the Shard Joiner St
London
SE1 9QU

Phone:
0844 499 7111
Website:
www.theviewfromtheshard.com
Opening hours:
9am-10pm daily (last entry 9pm)
Transport:
Tube: London Bridge
Price:
£24.95; £18.95 4-15s; free under-4s
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1. The View from the Shard
  - Joiner St
    London
    SE1 9QU
  - 0844 499 7111
  - www.theviewfromtheshard.com
  - 51.498373,-0.090302

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Opened on February 1, 2013, the View from the Shard is a two-level deck (the first enclosed, the second partially open to the elements) on floors 68 to 72 of the Shard, offering Londoners and visitors with a good head for heights panoramic, 360-degree...

The View from the Shard

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(5 ratings)

hello every one thank you for building this womderfull building it was amazing looking out from this view thank you very much OK your sincerely Steven jobson.

stevenjobson Thu Feb 28
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Forget this rip-off & go have drinks at the upstairs Grill at the Royal Festival Hall: best view of London, no queues, classy space, and a nice glass of bubbly for the same price!

V. Ruggi Sat Feb 23
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Went there on a day when the weather was not the best (but you have to book ahead so this is an inevitable risk), queued for over an hour despite having a booked time slot for entry (queue to get upstairs, queue to get in, queue for the downstairs loo (there are NONE on the viewing level - with no paper anyway), queue to get through security, queue for the lift to go halfway up, queue for the lift to get the rest of the way up), so missed the sunset we had booked the timeslot for and got a slightly flat view similar to flying into Heathrow and NO facilities whatsoever, just a plain wooden floor and some digital binoculars that are either hard to get to or broken. Not even anywhere to sit down for my mother, who is elderly and not able to stand for long, especially after all that queueing. All in all a very disappointing experience. You're much better off going to the bar at the top of Heron tower and spending your 25 quid on a couple of nice cocktails!

Mandy Thu Feb 14
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How Much ? Can think of far better things to spend £100 on when visiting London this weekend. Why so pricey?????

nic Tue Feb 12
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Priced to keep the "rifraf" out and Londoners in - maybe they can do a lottery for the early morning slots for the provinces

Frank Mon Feb 11
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put the price up for londoners and down for tourists then us tourists dont have to mix with such rifraf

james Sun Feb 10
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Was looking forward to doing this, but the price has put me off big time. Why is it so expensive? Will look for something else to spend my money on when I visit London next weekend

Tanya chandler Sat Feb 9
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I would like to go, but it's a bit steep. I thank you.

Chris Davey Wed Feb 6
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For a family of 5 this costs over £100. unbelievable price for a "good view"! For the same price why not buy a tent, a train ticket to the Peak District and go camping for the weekend. Much better views!

jimmy Sat Feb 2
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Kan detta var något för oss? OBS Såg inte kommentarerna om det hutlösa priset!!!!! (Alton towers är kanske bättre).

Göran Ahlström Fri Feb 1
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