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The not so tall Shard

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    #21
    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    Why do journalists keep banging on the The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe, when the Tour Eiffel is taller?

    The Shard = 308m

    Tour Eiffel = 324m

    Engineer Gustave Eiffel says take that, and was built 124 years ago!!
    Ostankino Tower = 540.1 metres
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      #22
      Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
      Why do journalists keep banging on the The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe, when the Tour Eiffel is taller?

      The Shard = 308m

      Tour Eiffel = 324m

      Engineer Gustave Eiffel says take that, and was built 124 years ago!!
      Originally posted by Paddy View Post
      Ostankino Tower = 540.1 metres


      Also, according to Wikipedia it's a concrete tower, not a skyscraper like the Shard.

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