The Shard

Summary

The Shard is a skyscraper^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,783 views/month, #10 of 1,933).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Shard is located in Southwark^[3].
• The Shard is located in London^[4].
• The Shard is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• The Shard's image is recorded as The Shard from the Sky Garden 2015.jpg^[6].
• The Shard's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[7].
• The Shard's instance of is recorded as office building^[8].
• The Shard's architect is recorded as Renzo Piano^[9].
• The Shard's commissioned by is recorded as Mace^[10].
• The Shard's owned by is recorded as Sellar Property Group^[11].
• shard is named after The Shard^[12].
• The Shard's architectural style is recorded as neo-futurism^[13].
• The Shard's architectural style is recorded as high-tech architecture^[14].
• The Shard's logo image is recorded as The Shard logo.svg^[15].
• The Shard's made from material is recorded as glass^[16].
• The Shard's made from material is recorded as composite material^[17].
• The Shard's made from material is recorded as steel^[18].
• The Shard's made from material is recorded as concrete^[19].
• The Shard's main building contractor is recorded as Mace^[20].
• The Shard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 305441807^[21].
• The Shard's GND ID is recorded as 1045328480^[22].
• The Shard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2016000852^[23].
• The Shard's has use is recorded as office^[24].
• The Shard's has use is recorded as hotel^[25].
• The Shard's Commons category is recorded as The Shard^[26].
• The Shard's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20013813^[27].

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Geography

The Shard is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Southwark^[3], an ancient borough^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and London^[4], a metropolis^[30], in Roman Empire^[31], founded in 0047^[32].

Physical Characteristics

The Shard's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+127000'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include skyscraper^[7] and office building^[8].

History and Context

The Shard's owned by is recorded as Sellar Property Group^[11]. shard is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

The Shard ranks in the top 0.52% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,783 views/month, #10 of 1,933).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]