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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Opened in London's tallest tower in Europe: "The Shard"


The building of 87 floors will house offices, luxury apartments, a five star hotel, restaurants and a spectacular viewpoint from which you can admire all the British capital

The sharp pyramid-shaped figure has transformed the landscape of London and its 310 meters have become the Shard, which opens tomorrow between admiration and criticism, the tallest building in the European Union. The imposing figure of glass skyscrapers, built on the south bank of the Thames and next to London Bridge, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, which displays it as "a sailboat off the River." The building of 87 floors will house offices, luxury apartments, a five star hotel, restaurants and a spectacular vantage point from which to admire the extensive British capital from end to end. The Shard, which is owned by the State of Qatar and Sellar Property Group real estate group, consists of a steel structure covered by a total of 11,000 panes of glass.


Renzo Piano

When Renzo Piano , also responsible for the headquarters of the newspaper The New York Times in New York (USA) and the airport of Osaka Kansai (Japan) presented the project called "shard of glass" (a piece of glass) and since then the tower was renamed Shard. Described by its promoters as "the first vertical city in Europe", the tower will be opened twelve years after your first draft will be held after a lunch in Paris between his promoter, Irvine Sellar , and Piano. The attacks on the Twin Towers in New York in 2001 , the financial crisis, problems with authorities in London and many critics have done, however, that the project not be completed until now.

Anti-wind

Another challenge was the wind, which sometimes stopped building its sharp pinnacle and that complicates the work of those who clean their thousands of windows, in which several employees have been key players in recent days complicated rescues.Londoners have witnessed the construction of the Shard from that in 2009 began installing its foundation and has continued his ascension to heaven from parks, streets, traffic jams on the ring roads and all points from which you can see the imposing skyscrapers. While gradually the Shard was imposing on the silhouette of the British capital, were also increasing criticism for its excessive height that some, including Prince Charles of England, consider that breaks with traditional architectural harmony of London. Others argue, however, that other city landmarks like Big Ben, St Paul's Cathedral and most recently the London Eye ferris wheel were also very controversial because of its size and transformed the landscape of the city, but now are your icons more recognizable.

Its construction will end in 2013

Although construction is not completed until 2013, the controversial building will be inaugurated tomorrow night with a laser light show will invade the skies of London.At the opening ceremony of the pharaonic construction, which many see as a challenge to the British capital to the current economic crisis, attended by Prime Minister Tasting, Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al Thani , and Prince Andrew , Duke of York and son of Queen Elizabeth II. The Shard has become the tallest building in the European Union was beating the mark since 1997 the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt (Germany), 259 meters high. However, the sharp pyramid of Renzo Piano can not claim to be the highest in Europe, which was recently passed by the Mercury City Tower in Moscow , 332 meters.

The first Briton in 74 years in the finals of Wimbledon Murray ended curse

Britain must continue to dream The Scotsman Andy Murray defeated in the Wimbledon semifinals and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is in the final against Roger Federer. Murray is the first British finalist in 74 years. Hamburg - 74 years had the islands waiting for this day. As the first Briton since Bunny Austin in 1938, Andy Murray, the final of the Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon reached. The Scottish tennis player defeated on Friday the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4, 3:6, 7:5. So the British can continue from the first local champion in the All England Club since Fred Perry dreaming 1936th. "I'm relieved and excited at the same time. It is difficult to explain how I feel. It was a tight game, and I'm happy to be through," said Murray. "All I expect incredible," said the Scot, who said, referring to the final: "It is one of the biggest matches of my life." The 25-year-olds meet in the final on Sunday (15 clock, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE) on Roger Federer, who had defeated Novak Djokovic . For the Swiss, it's about his seventh Wimbledon title. So Federer's record would be set by Pete Sampras - and take back the first time since May 2010, the leadership in the world rankings. The British had long hoped for a finalist, British newspapers were already a "Wimbledon curse" that was eroding the British tennis players. Murray himself has in recent years have failed three times in the semifinals. Prior to that Tim Henman was eliminated in the semifinals four times, three times passed the Roger Taylor and Mike Sangster once. Now Murray has managed the last step. The "Times" wrote: "The spirit of Bunny Austin is sitting on Murray's shoulders when he plays against Federer." This time the Scot with the printing was completed. Even before the match he had said: "I understand how important is the final, but I want to create this for myself." Murray, who is coached by Tennis legend Ivan Lendl is, for the fourth time in a Grand Slam final. So far he has lost all three: in 2011 at the Australian Open to Djokovic in the 2008 U.S. Open and Australian Open 2010 respectively against Federer. However: A direct comparison with Federer says Murray. Eight of the 15 matches he has won.

Federer and Murray opponents in the final of Wimbledon 2012

Roger Federer returns possible in the forefront of world tennis. The Swiss tennis player won with a score of 3-1 to Novak Djokovic in the first semifinal of Wimbledon and so triumphantly passed the final, where he will face Britain's Andy Murray.  After all, Federer is amazing grass surfaces. So, dominated Wimbledon and Sunday will claim its 17th title "Grand Slam" in his career. At the same time, returns with a win at the top of world tennis. Federer reached 3-1 (6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1) with relative ease and showed superior to his opponent. Regarding the Murray ruled out by the Frenchman Tsonga 6-3,6-4, 3-6,7-5, and became the first Briton to compete in the final of Wimbledon since 1938! 74 years before then, the fight was Bunny Austin in the final of Wimbledon! However, the last Briton to win the trophy at Wimbledon was Fred Perry in 1936! It was the fourth attempt (Scot) Andy Murray to qualify for the final of Wimbledon. The three previous finals was in 2009 (lost to Roddick U.S.) in 2010 and 2011 (defeats by Rafael Nadal).