Reply to: The Shard

[doodab]

What's that? Is that like going up the Oxo Tower with an Arabian girl?

The tallest building in the world.

[Sysman]

What's that? Is that like going up the Oxo Tower with an Arabian girl?

Kalifa sounds more like with her brother.

[NickFitz]

Oops:

[russell]

It sure looks like a magnet for hijacked planes.

[Bunk]

Yes, but how many people that work there are going to live in tulipville?

And it hasn't exactly rejuvenated the area. It's like a massive spike of wealth in amongst the poor people.

Having said that, I actually quite like it, I can see it from my desk at this very moment.

[d000hg]

What's that? Is that like going up the Oxo Tower with an Arabian girl?

No they put you in prison for that in the UAE.

[Mich the Tester]

It's not much more to go up the Kalifa.

What's that? Is that like going up the Oxo Tower with an Arabian girl?

[d000hg]

and advanced tickets to go to the viewing gallery are £25 / adult

It's not much more to go up the Kalifa. Although I found that a bit disappointing, the viewing platform was nowhere near the top.

I like how the top keeps disappearing in the clouds when it's shown in rain-breaks at Wimbledon.

[doodab]

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone told BBC Radio Four's Today programme: "It will define London and it's our equivalent to the Empire State building.

"It brought 10,000 jobs to one of the most run down and deprived areas of London but unlike a lot of the other tall buildings, Londoners will have access to this one."

Yes, but how many people that work there are going to live in tulipville?

[redgiant]

There is a opening light show at the Shard tonight at 10:15. I'll be having a few cold ones at the boozer up the river which has a good view of it.

BBC News - Shard due for laser inauguration amid ticket price anger

[Mich the Tester]

The building does have more than a slight whiff of monstrous carbuncle about it.

Indeed, it pongs of Pyongyang. The Pyongyang Pong.

[minestrone]

The building does have more than a slight whiff of monstrous carbuncle about it.

[Mich the Tester]

Is it a miniature version of the Great Leader's megalomaniac failure project in Pyongyang, the Ryugyong hotel?

Ryugyong Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Scoobos]

I walked past it at night the other week and couldn't help but think the whole area round London Bridge is getting pretty grim nowadays.

I hope they have spent some money to do the surrounding area up a bit.

[FiveTimes]

and advanced tickets to go to the viewing gallery are £25 / adult