{"id":1508,"date":"2013-09-03T22:40:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T20:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urban.dividiva.nl\/?p=1508"},"modified":"2024-05-27T13:29:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T13:29:44","slug":"view-from-the-shard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/nl\/view-from-the-shard\/","title":{"rendered":"The View from the Shard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/View_from_the_shard_7.jpg\" alt=\"The View from The Shard London\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/View_from_the_shard_4.jpg\" alt=\"The View from the Shard Tower Bridge London\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/View_from_the_shard_5.jpg\" alt=\"The View from The Shard London\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/View_from_the_shard.jpg\" alt=\"The View from The Shard St Paul Cathedral London\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/View_from_the_shard_2.jpg\" alt=\"The View from The Shard London\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/View_from_the_shard_3.jpg\" alt=\"The View from The Shard London London Eye Big Ben\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">See that tall building on the first picture, rising above the rest of London? That&#8217;s <em>The Shard<\/em>, London&#8217;s newest addition to its skyline and currently the tallest building (244m) in Western Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not really a big fan of heights. Being from the Netherlands, I&#8217;m perfectly fine living below sea level, but heights scare me. Big time. But then moving to a new city is all about new experiences, so when I got invited to visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theviewfromtheshard.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The View from the Shard<\/a>,&nbsp;I decided it was time to conquer my fears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ride to the top is not that bad actually. You wouldn&#8217;t say that you&#8217;re in fact moving with six meters per second, getting you to the 68th floor within a minute. Once you reach the 69th floor you get the most amazing 360\u00ba view over London. It&#8217;s the only place where you can see the entire city and all its famous landmarks at once. And if you&#8217;re not sure what you&#8217;re looking at, you can use these (free) interactive digital telescopes, that tell you exactly wat the name of each building is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I was enjoying the view, I started to think that I might be able to get used to these heights. That is until I reached the 72nd floor&#8230;. This level is partially open-air, and back were the sweaty palms and week knees as soon as I opened the door. You&#8217;re surrounded by these huge shards of glass that form the top of The Shard. Of course the view from here and the fresh air make it all even more spectacular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not like me and you don&#8217;t mind the height and have some money to spend, you may want to consider buying an apartment in The Shard. For only \u00a350 million you get a nice flat with the best view in the city. Me, I was very happy to feel solid ground under my feet again, so I&#8217;ll just keep my (slightly cheaper) apartment on the first floor for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See that tall building on the first picture, rising above the rest of London? That&#8217;s The Shard, London&#8217;s newest addition to its skyline and currently the tallest building (244m) in Western Europe. I&#8217;m not really a big fan of heights. Being from the Netherlands, I&#8217;m perfectly fine living below sea level, but heights scare me. 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