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Scaling the Building Towering Above London’s Skyline
By The World ⋅
April 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
Bradley L. Garrett climbing down the Shard after reaching the top. (Photo: placehacking.co.uk)
For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for a place that stands out in London’s skyline.
It is a glassy, triangular building that rises up more than 1,000 feet, enough to make it the tallest building in the European Union.
The architect says he was inspired by the Venetian painter Canaletto and the masts of the clipper ships.
The Shard or Shard London Bridge is the answer to the Geo Quiz.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Bradley Garrett, cultural geographer, who climbed at the top of the Shard.
See the full slideshow here.
Bradley Garrett atop the Legacy Tower in Chicago. (Photo: Bradley Garrett)
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6 comments for “Scaling the Building Towering Above London’s Skyline”
You are Awesome Bradley. It’s nice to see the hunger & drive to explore is still alive
-Dishon
You are Awesome Bradley. It’s nice to see the hunger & drive to explore is still alive
-Dishon
“Sign Sign everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?
And the sign said anybody caught trespassing would be shot on sight.
So I jumped on the fence and yelled at the house,
Hey! what gives you the right?
To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in…”
“Signs, Signs” by the 5 Man Electric Band
Nice one!
If there is going to be an observation deck at the Shard, Bradley has just given them their first ad. Fantastic pictures. I could hear and feel the wind blowing’
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