The Shard

I would love to give the shard a higher star rating, but the honest thing is that if it wasn’t for the fact that this was a gift from friends (as in if we paid for it ourselves) I would have given it even just a 3 star.
Yes the view was great (if you have good weather), Yes the facility is good (again if you have good weather) and Yes you can really see the whole of London (again… If you have good weather). But, it is just wayyyy ttooooo pricy for what you get!
I think you might be better off going to the walkin talkie tower to the sky bar or the cheese grinder deck, cheaper and still a decent view. No, you won’t get the same view, but hey, would you not rather be able to spend more money on food and shopping? Than a short one hour view (which really depends on the weather)?
Fact is, if only they were slightly more generous, it would be a great land make.
First, everything cost a fortune, tickets, food, drinks etc; then there’s the no-​cancellation or rebooking — the day we booked ended up having a storm, and rather than being generous about it, they just out right say no to any rebooking; which you basically waste a good £100.
So yeah, go if you can have it free or with massive discount, and make sure weather is good!

You can go to the bar in level 30’s without paying admission and still get a good view of the city but they do have a dress code, must avoid to wear training shoes or sweat pants if you’re going. We didn’t eat the food didn’t seem impressive. It felt the bar/​restaurant was a tourist trap. Prices were ridiculous.

highest building in london. so if you’re a total tourist then i say go check it out! definitely such a great view that is hard to come up by.
overall, the view of london from the shard was amazing. definitely worth every dime. would i recommend the shard. uh. yes totally! great for picture taking. great for taking in beautiful london. great to just people watch as well. 2 thumbs up!
tips:
*purchase your tickets ahead of time to save money.
*the big red bus staff also sells tickets.
*there are gift shops.
*their slogan: Good Visibility Guarantee or Return for Free!
*you can rent little sections to sit on the floor and enjoy the scenery. you can do a picnic and have some alcoholic beverages.
*they rent out the shard for private parties/​events.
*they even have a section on their website that you can purchase a package for a proposal.
*multiple viewing platform levels.

I came here for the first time in October 2015; I had such an amazing time and the views from sunset transitioning into the night were breath taking. It was a great experience.
I did not purchase the photo taken on the night but a little after a week I thought to myself it would have been nice if I had purchased the photo. I emailed the Shard and was told that the photos are deleted out of system after 3 days. I took some great photos on that night on my cameras, so it was all good.

So I finally visited the Shard, the really tall glass, slightly unfinished looking building by London Bridge. I mean honestly, who looked at the top of the building and said «that’ll do»?
The rest of it is beautiful, and I was meeting a friend for a coffee up in the Shangri La hotel. Staff were pleasant and I was soon whisked up to the 35^th floor. The elevators are fine by themselves but seemed to force the air through the doors of the floors. I guess you wouldn’t notice as much if the elevator had doors on every floor, but with the hotel elevator, there are only 2, ground floor and 35^th. And seeing as it was an active hotel, it was a constant whistling noise throughout the entire lobby and mezzanine level. Actually whistley doesn’t really cut it as it was LOUD.
That said, the views are incredible, even at 35^th floor, the décor was tasteful and not over the top for Christmas and maybe, just maybe I’d go to one of the restaurants or bars here for a celbration.

Hands down, the best place to visit while in London! I couldn’t recommend this more. The price is high, but the view is spectacular from 360-​degrees. I went here before the sun was setting, and stayed until after the sun had set (there is no time limit on how long you can stay). Make sure you check the sunset schedule when reserving your ticket time! The top floor offered beverages & ice cream for a fair price. During our viewing time, we saw a draw bridge open over the Thames & a pirate-​looking ship sailed through the opening. One of the only drawbacks of the whole experience is that my photos (and most people’s photos) come out a tiny bit blurry (noticeable especially if you are a photographer) and I think it’s because of the altitude and camera technology.

Bei meinem letzten Besuch in London stand ich plötzlich vor dem Gebäude The Shard. Neugierig ging ich in das Gebäude und schon stand ich vor dem Ticketschalter. Angeboten wurde der Besuch zum View from the Shard — hoch zum Dach des höchsten Gebäudes Londons. Bei dem Preis von € 29,95 musste ich kurz nachdenken (Vorverkauf € 24,95). Ach egal. Wer weiß, wann ich wieder hierher komme.
Zuerst ging es in einen Fahrstuhl, sogar einmal umsteigen war angesagt, doch dann stand ich in der 68ten Etage und hier kann man bis zur 72ten Etage in 244 m Höhe bei gutem Wetter 65 km weit London von oben sehen.
Vorverkauf rate ich ab. Wenn das Wetter schlecht ist, ärgert man sich.
Ansonsten schon eine schöné Attraktion. Tipp: dort oben gibt es auch eine Bar und man kann bei einem Glas Wein oder Champagner den Ausblick genießen.

5 stars for the view alone. Total heart eyes emoji!
Saw a proposal on the 72^nd floor as well (cute but way expected as 5 minutes earlier I was wondering how many people propose up there).
Price: expensive! At first I balked at the price, immediately shut my browser & said «no way!». Given the conversion, it was going to cost nearly $ 40 USD. After thinking it over for a day, I figured what’s $ 40 given that I’m on vacation. So glad I did.
The view was unparalleled. I felt like I was in a helicopter above London.
I was smart enough to get my tickets during sunset. My recommendation is to stay until night falls as well.
There is a small bar here but I did not partake as the menu is limited & pricey. There’s no place to sit or anything so I didn’t feel the drinks were worth it here.
In either case, I would definitely recommend the Shard & would not hesitate to go back!

Initial I had planned on seeing another glass viewing attraction, until a friend said the lines are huge. Then I saw a blurb about The Shard. A little research and I was purchasing a Day & Night ticket online. My head was in the clouds with all of the possibilities for taking photos. And that’s just what I did. I was disappointed I couldn’t take a mono-​pod but my camera takes good photos with out one.
It was a pretty clear Friday and the view was spectacular. Just a little haze which didn’t bother me. I took a bunch of shots (100). Then I came back 4 hours later and had a wonderful view of London. The lights in all their colors around the city enchanted me. I almost didn’t want to leave.
If you want to see all of London, this is the place to do it from. And you can get Champagne while you are enjoying the view.

Fomos ao The Shard em nossa lua de mel recomendados por um amigo britânico. Chegamos lá com meia hora de antecedência de nossa reserva. Fomos bem recebidos e direcionados ao bar. Solicitamos alguns drinks. Estávamos curtindo o ambiente. A vista de Londres é fantástica, a música é cool e podíamos ver gente de diversas partes do mundo. Após sermos questionados três vezes sobre nossa reserva e com meia hora de atraso finalmente sentamos à nossa mesa, que não tinha vista.
Inicialmente achamos estranho ter ao nosso lado uma mesa vazia com vista, mas como era pra 4 pessoas, não questionamos, pensamos em se tratar de uma reserva para 4. Entretanto, após algum tempo sentaram na mesa 2 meninos adolescentes.
Pedimos uma garrafa de vinho branco, cada um uma entrada é dividimos o prato principal, o monkfish, que estava bem saboroso.
Achamos estranho que, durante a nossa refeição, ao invés dos garçons encherem nossos copos de vinho com a nossa garrafa, rles vonham oferecer mais vinho, o que para nós, já era o quarto erro da noite (questionar a reserva, atraso de meia hora e colocarmos em uma mesa sem vista, tendo ao nosso lado uma mesa com vista).
Mas o negócio ficou feio quando pedimos a nossa sobremesa e perguntamos para mudar para uma mesa com vista. l, uma vez que havia 2 mesas com vista. O garçom que nos atendeu informou que ia verificar.
Quando a sobremesa chegou, um rapaz de terno, que a nós parecia ser o gerente, informou que poderíamos mudar de mesa. Ele trouxe a nossa sobremesa e quando estávamos prontos para pedir nossos cafés e um vinho para combinar com a sobremesa, o garçom que inicialmente indagamos sobre a possibilidade de mudança de mesa veio nos informar que deveríamos mudar para nossa mesa inicial, que ele não havia autorizado a gente a mudar de mesa. Detalhe: havia mais 4 mesas vazias ao nosdo ao redor e explicamos que uma pessoa do restaurante havia autorizado a mudança. Ele foi irredutível. Informamos que não tocaríamos na sobremesa, mas queríamos a conta para ir embora imediatamente.
O garçom trouxe a conta, com a sobremesa inclusa e falou quê deveríamos voltar a já ssa mesa e comer a sobremesa pedida.
Depois de alguma discussão ele trouxe a cara nta sem contar a sobremesa. Mas aí, mesmo sob posterior desculpas do gerenciamento, nossa noite já tinha acabado, nos sentimos desreipetados.
Nunca tinha sido tão maltratada em 37 anos de vida.

Firstly, the view over London is gorgeous. Exactly as expected. Their dress policy is no athletic shoes. What their doorman should have noticed was that my friend, who was dressed smartly otherwise, was limping from a knee injury and didn’t exactly have another choice of footwear.
Need you be reminded discrimination against anyone with a disability is illegal. You should be ashamed of yourselves. I don’t support this kind of business practice and I recommend you don’t either.

A very modern architecture in London. Mixed of old and new in London.
It looks better when you are far away from the building so you can see the whole structure.
I took the river cruise so the view is fantastic!

Absolutely spectacular views of London with fabulous (yet expensive) cocktails! I had the pleasure of coming here one night after dinner for some drinks and the place was buzzing! The ginormous floor to ceiling windows kind of made it feel like you were floating up in the clouds above a lit up city. This is definitely a place you would want to check out for a swanky night out in London!

This is one of the great attractions of London. For the ability to see the entire city and get great photos that you can’t get otherwise. I would recommend that you visit both day and in the evening. Also fantastic people watching!

In the USA we’re used to tall buildings in the major cities to get some great views and pictures across the large cities. In London, before the Shard, as far as I know the only building that really provided that was the former GPO tower and I believe that is not open to the public since the mid 1980’s. The Shard is twice as tall as that and a truly welcome addition to London. In fact it’s the tallest building in Western Europe at the time of writing.
I’m originally from the UK, so to be able to see London like this was amazing. I’ve always loved flying into Heathrow and being able to see the awesome curves of the Thames and all the major landmarks but it’s always the luck of the draw with weather, being on the right side of the plane etc. The Shard makes up for all of that and more, providing a really great vantage point across this beautiful and historic city and enabling me to get some really fantastic photo’s.
The views are truly amazing. As is the impressive architecture of this building. I also loved the light shows in the top of the elevators (sorry lifts!) that entertain you as you ascend.
I didn’t know it was so expensive to go up, only saw that in other reviews. My parents booked this as a treat for my mother. They visited us in London during our trip for her Birthday, it was nice to be able to spend this time with them and enjoy the champagne and spectacular views together. If I’d have been the one booking it I would still have paid the price and enjoyed it.
Maybe not somewhere to visit over and over, but definitely somewhere everyone visiting London needs to at least go to once.

I felt it was too pricy for what I got. We went to the top for £30 each and expend about 20 – 30 minutes there because there is not much to do. The view is really good, you may take some good pictures and then have to go down… No restaurant or bar on top, only drink available was champagne!

Do you like to be treated poorly? Then come here and suffer all the abuse you could ever want.
From the moment you arrive, they treat you like you’re unwanted and not welcome. The guard at the door will stare at your feet because he wants to ensure you’re wearing «nice» shoes. Then he’ll look at your face and may or may not smile.
Once inside, two more «guards» will ask you, without hesitation or a smile, why you are there basically. You answer that you want to get food at x restaurant, or try the brunch or lunch at Hutong in my case. They’ll quickly snap back and ask if you have a reservation. We did not, because we are walk ins who decided to try the Shard last minute.
They remind you that you need a reservation and that you’ll likely not get seated otherwise. I’ll take my chances and give it a try. Well, what do you know, you get upstairs and they have a bar area, which they of course do not mention to you when you’re downstairs.
Going back to the downstairs area… This entire experience doesn’t need to be this way and can be redesigned to be more welcoming. It’s The Shard and the Shangri-La’s fault actually. Why have two entrances and not just one? Why have a rude doorman, instead of a welcoming lobby where people can come to a restaurant as they please and enjoy the experience.
My recommendation is to turn all the restaurants into reservation only establishments, let people know that, so that you don’t have to be rude and judgmental and just ask people to make a reservation and explain this on your website (s) as well.
Seriously, this is south London, not Hyde Park or Mayfair. You’re not that cool.

what happened here? did management tell staff they don’t have to smile or be pleasant? £30 for what? I have been higher for cheaper and with smiles and service. exit through the gift shop but no purchase to be made for I wasn’t giving them 1 cent more. I made sure I visited the WC to leave my mark on this crapper establishment. See you never

Amazing service, view, and food. The trip here was the highlight of our visit to London.
This hotel and restaurant are top notch. We highly recommend you visit.

La vista de 30 libras. Se puede comprar un día antes y te ahorras 5./igualmente es una vista imponente. Mucho mas llevadera que la del London eye que es la media hora mas larga de tu vida. Se puede pedir una copa de champagne con la entrada pero como era esperado arriba además del bar no tenes donde sentarte. Podes subir hasta el 73 en varias veces. No cambia tanto pero estas más al aire libre.

Seventeen stars. No sé qué más decir sobre este edificio pero sinceramente es uno de los más lindos y más modernos del mundo.
Es un ícono realmente de la vista en Londres y que sea tan lindo como alto solo lo hace más especial. Esa punta, ese alfiler, esa flecha que apunta al cielo justo arriba del London Bridge y el Borough Market hacen de esa estación de subte un punto tripartito de genialidades londinenses.
Hay un hotel ahí dentro, el Shangri La, y varios restaurantes y bares (reseña aparte, buscen Oblix).
Posta, top of the line en todo el mundo. Magia pura. Imperdible para fans de arquitectura.
Pueden subir a la punta pagando bastantes libras. O, van a uno de los bares y gastan la guita en una birra o buen trago ;)

I fell for this tourist trap. The building looks nice on the outside. You have the option to go to the top for the views. It is completely overpriced for what it is. If you are going to charge me 30+ pounds, at least clean the windows so I can get a nice view!
And once you get up there, they have champagne, which you can buy at 10 pounds a glass. I would pay that, if it wasn’t such cheap champagne.
Live and learn, next time go to one of the bars on the lower floors. You might spend the same, but at least you will have a few drinks.

Ojalá hubiese uno de estos en cada ciudad del mundo. Hay que partir de la base de que es caro, muy caro: 30 libras, 40 euros. Sí, carísimo. Pero es que las fotos que saques desde él valdrán mucho más en tus recuerdos, serán inmortales.
De entrada, no tiene ni punto de comparación con el London Eye, cuya altura es la mitad y donde las colas son interminables para luego estar arriba muy poco tiempo y no siempre en buenos ángulos. El Shard es el tercer rascacielos más alto de toda Europa con 304 metros. Tiene dos niveles desde los que hacer fotos en 360, lo cual es una gozada porque puedes acceder a una vista inmejorable de cualquier lugar de Londres, no te pierdes nada. Si quieres hacer grandes fotos de Londres y estás indeciso entre el London Eye y el Shard, ni lo dudes, merece mucho más la pena pagar un poco más en este último, no te arrepentirás. Duele mucho al pagar abajo, pero una vez arriba ya nunca vuelves a acordarte del coste de la entrada.
Su horario es de Jueves a Sábado de 10:00 a 22:00 (acceso hasta las 20:30) y de Domingo a Miércoles de 10:00 a 19:00 (acceso hasta las 17:30). Se puede conseguir un ahorro reservando con antelación por internet. Yo no lo recomiendo. Me explico: ¿qué pasa si reservas y resulta que al llegar el día está nublado o lluvioso? Recordad que hablamos de Londres, una ciudad donde decir que el tiempo es inestable es un eufemismo. Creedme, ya es suficiente riesgo el tiempo que pasas esperando desde que te pones en cola hasta que estás arriba. Además, recomiendo ir no solo en un buen día sino con mucha luz porque no todo el mundo tiene cámaras profesionales con las que sacar fotos nocturnas lejanas a gran calidad. A no ser que tengáis una buena máquina, id con luz.
Dicho esto, destacar dos extras aparte del famoso servicio The View from The Shard. Podréis tomar algo en uno de sus numeroso bares y restaurantes, que se benefician por supuesto de las mismas vistas que el mirador. ¿Os imagináis tomar un english breakfast allí? Eso sí, caro no, lo siguiente, pero ya esto es cuestión del presupuesto de cada uno, aunque hay opciones de buscarle la vuelta. Y, por oro lado, el Shard está edificado sobre la más encantadora estación de Londres, la London Bridge, que tiene casi dos siglos de antigüedad y es de las pocas estaciones de Londres que aún conservan su personalidad. No dudéis en dar un buen paseo por allí, es esencia londinense pura.

The Eye war gestern, The View ist heute! Heuer besucht man The Shard, Londons aktuellste tollste Aussicht. «Scherbe» genannt wegen der gläsernen Verkleidung, liegt The Shard mehr im modernen Teil Londons und nicht wie das berühmte Riesenrad gegenüber den Traditionsbauten.
Die Tickets für die Besichtigung hatten wir vorab im Internet bestellt und uns damit bereits auf ein Zeitfenster festlegen müssen. Wir empfehlen die einsetzende Dämmerung, denn einmal oben angelangt, kümmert sich niemand mehr um vorgegebene Aufenthaltsdauern (auch Unterschied zum London Eye).
Die Circle Line hält direkt an London Bridge, einem riesigen Bahnhof am Fuße von Europas zweithöchstem Gebäude. Zwischen Juli und Oktober 2012 war The Shard mit 310 Metern Europas höchstes Gebäude, bevor in Moskau der Mercury Tower mit 338 Metern diesen Rekord einstellte. The Shard hat 72 nutzbare Stockwerke, vorwiegend von Büros belegt und einem Hotel im Luxussegment — natürlich!
Zwei Lifte bringen die Besucher zunächst in die 33. Etage und danach weiter in die 68. Das Personal wünscht: «Enjoy your flight»! Die letzten Etagen zur Aussichtsplattform im 72. erklimmen wir per pedes und dann liegt uns London im H10-​Format zu Füßen, en miniature.
Runde um Runde drehen wir auf der oben offenen Aussichtsplattform und können uns nicht sattsehen. Beeindruckend fast am Meisten: das enorme Schienennetz, das London durchzieht. gigantische Gleisstränge streben in riesige Bahnhöfe und davon entdecken wir eine stattliche Anzahl. Außerdem erschließt sich von hier oben bestens, in welch’ Windungen sich die Themse durch London zieht.
Zum Greifen nahe umschwirren startende und landende Flugzeuge die Spitze des Shard, einige der Londoner Airports liegen durchaus citynah. Scary!
Dann schickt sich die Sonne an, im Zeitlupentempo hinter dem Horizont zu verschwinden und färbt den Himmel kurzerhand purpurn — alle Besucher hechten auf die gleiche Seite; hoffentlich kriegt der Turm keine Schlagseite
Langsam gehen hinter den Bürofassaden und an den Gebäuden die Laternen an und die Tower Bridge wird durch Abertausende Lampen mit Konturen versehen. Dahinter wird das altehrwürdige St. Katherine’s Dock in warmes Licht getaucht — ein prächtiges Panorama!
Tief beeindruckt treten wir unseren «Rückflug» an. Ein absolutes Must Do bei einem Londonbesuch!

Yes, the view is amazing. But so is the price. To go to the top you have to pay around 30 pounds, which makes it a very expensive elevator journey. Once at the top you are of course not the only person there but you have to fight for the best spots, especially for the sunset views.
What bothered me most were the rather dirty windows/​glass. As all the platform levels are surrounded by glass you never get a clear view of the city. And for pictures the smeary glass is even worse. They really should be able to afford window cleaners for that price.
On the plus side, we didn’t have to wait to buy our tickets or go up. A coincidence as when we came down people were queueing even outside. Going up the Shard was a nice experience, but I will not do it again.

I love being a tourist in my own (adopted) city when friends visit. I don’t know that I’d spring for a visit to the Shard on my own, but so glad I had an excuse to go.
PRO TIP: check out when sunset is happening, and book your time for then. You get a half-​hour window of time to *go up* (i.e., ticket lets you get in, say, between 4 and 4:30) but there is no time limit on how long you stay. With a sunset ticket you get the daylight, sunset and night shots — amazing to watch the city change from the 72^nd storey observation deck.
I didn’t get any of the guidebook /​leaflet jazz; there are some basic guides to viewing London from The Shard, and free telescopes (if you can elbow in and get access to one).
Sure, it’s not a budget ticket, but it’s also not something I’d do, y’know…daily. Not daily, no. But maybe more regularly. It just all worked so smoothly with the lifts up and down, the timed entrance to keep the observation decks from over-​crowding and the CHAMPAGNE BAR. Definitely a must-​do for visitors to London, as well as those who know the city well; it’s fun trying to spot your favourite places from up high.
Unilocal note 1: sunset viewings bring a lot of photogs and couples out of the woodwork. Just saying PEOPLE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR DATE IDEAS
Unilocal note 2: the bathrooms have floor to ceiling glass, overlooking London. It makes me a little panicky. It is also HELLA COOL.
Unilocal note 3: hooray, giftshop! Stuff for sale (coffee trays, wee espresso cups, kids Ts, mini canvases) are all really cool and tasteful; if this is the new generation of souvenirs, then I’m in.

Beautiful view!!! Excelente vista súper recomendable… Son 3 pisos 360 grados… Vale la pena, tenía duda en ir o no ya que había estado antes y conocido the shard… Cenando en el restaurante oblix con la misma vista pero la diferencia es que estás en el piso 72. Puedes pasar un raro agradable… Venden tragos champaña y vino,… 2 pisos son techados… Y el último también pero con acceso de aire natural. La entrada vale 30 libras y las
Fotos 35, pide que te tomen fotos arriba … Hay fotógrafos tambien… Tome fotos con mi iPhone pero al ver las que tomó el muchacho con cámara profesional definitivo decidí comprarlas.
Dentro del restaurante solo tienes acceso a una parte de la vista (si es que tienes la suerte de que te respeten la reservación en ventana como fue mi caso) al menos que vayas al bar puedes ver la otra parte de la vista… Para q te des una idea el restaurante esta aprox en el piso 50… Que también vale la pena ir.

Un bâtiment superbe avec un accueil très soigné mais on nous prend pour des vaches à lait !! 30£ par personne pour monter à l’étage et atteindre le bar où nous voulions boire un verre ! Nous avons passé notre chemin ! Désolée

Dieses Gebäude IST das höchste in Europa mit 310 Meter und 72 Stockwerke. Mit dem Lift geht es in Wahnsinnig schneller Geschwindigkeit hinauf, man muss jedoch zweimal umsteigen. die Aussicht ist grandios über London. Man kann den Blick auch mit Champagner genießen den man sich sich an der Bar um 14 Pfund das Glas gönnen kann -:))
Aber bei den hohen Eintrittspreis von 29 Pfund, ist das leider nicht mehr drinnen im Budget …
Die Sicherheitskontrolle ist so streng wie am Flughafen, fast alles ausziehen, auch die Schuhe -:)))

The Shard (die Scherbe) ist einen Aufstieg wert.
Dieser Aufstiege ist zwar nicht billig (29Pfund, besser einen Tag vorher buchen ergibt 5 Pfund Rabatt). Wegen des Preises 1 Stern Abzug.
Man gelangt von U Bahn Station London Bridge gut beschildert zu The Shard.
Über die Vorhalle und einer Sicherheitskontrolle wie am Flughafen kommt man zum ersten Lift der einen in den 33 Stock (126m) unterhalb einer 1 min bringt.
Bei der Beschleunigung der Lifte verschlägt es einem die Ohren.
Weiter geht es in den 68 Stock (226m).
Dort ist noch nicht das Ende.
Zu Fuß in den 72 Stock (232 m) ist dann Ende. Dort kann man noch auf die Turmspitze in 310 m Höhe blicken.
Hier auf der offenen Aussichtsplattform seihte man alles wie auf einer Modellbahnanlage.
Selbst der Tower ist winzig.
Wer ein wenig Kleingeld opfert kann auf der 69ten Stockwerk Champagner drinnen.
Danach erfolgte wieder die Abfahrt.
Ich kann es nur jedem London Besucher empfehlen.

Das Shard… ich habs ja nur einem Freund zuliebe besucht. sonst wäre ich da sowieso nicht rauf (reine Touristenattraktion).
Der ausblick ist wirklich super, das geb ich zu… solange es nicht regnet oder nebelig ist. Aber ich finde es einfahc nur teuer (30 €/​25Pfund) und man kann ebenso einen super Ausblick vomLondon Eye haben…
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The Shard… hm, well just because my friend wanted to visit is (because of the view) I visited it!
And yes the view is amazing (as long it isn’t a rainy/​foggy day in London)
But in my opinion it’S not really worth to visit it.
It’s expensive (25 Pounds/​30 €), and you also could get an really GOOD view via London Eye…

Vine hace un año a Londres y me quedé con las ganas de subir, porque el The Shard aún estab en obras. Me tuve que conformar con subir al London Eye, que tampoco está nada mal.
Afortunadamente, he vuelto hace poco y no he dudado en aprovechar la oportunidad de subir a uno de los rascacielos más altos de toda Europa, por «sólo» 29,95£ que valen la pena todos y cada uno de ellos, porque las vistas desde arriba son, sencillamente, envidiables.
Desde la planta 69, a la que se accede en unos segundos en un par de ascensores y unas escaleras, se puede ver toda la ciudad de Londres, sus alrededores y, dicen, en los días claros se puede ver hasta la costa británica, allá lejos al Este.
Obviamente, lo mejor son las vistas. Los edificios parecen maquetas, las personas simples pulgas y los trenes de la estación a los pies del edificio simples gusanos que se desplazan por el enramado de raíles que atraviesa la ciudad.
Es absolutamente imprescindible para todos los que vivan Londres en su interior como su ciudad favorita (o una de ellas), pues la perspectiva única que ofrece no la puedes encontrar en ningún otro sitio. Todos los monumentos y zonas significativas quedan reducidos a una postal envidiable que quedará grabada en tu retina hasta el fin de los días.
Disfrútalo.

Sólo tiene dos inconvenientes, que tienes que ahorrar para poder pagar lo que vale (que vale lo que cuesta) y que si llueve (¿difícil en Londres?) tendrás un montón de fotos con gotitas de los cristales.
Empezando por lo peor, The View from de Shard se ha convertido en una de las mejores visitas de Londres para poder ver la ciudad desde las alturas. Sólo conocía las vistas desde la catedral de St Paul y las del Monumento, pero sin duda este rascacielos merece la pena. Tanto por la construcción en sí misma, como por la sensación de grandeza que transmite y las buenas y completas vistas que regala.
Tuve la suerte de visitarlo hace poco, pero volveré para poder apreciar las vistas de noche. Tienen que ser increíbles.

nur mal die folgenden Fakten:
— Genialer Blick aus dem 72. Stock (fast 300 Meter Höhe)
— Vorreservierung macht Sinn, da vor Ort recht voll sein kann
— Preis (Stand ⁰³⁄₂₀₁₃): 29 Euro
Bei gutem Wetter hat man nen Super-​Blick und es ist einfach genial die 2 Turbolifte mal geenutzt zu haben, die 33 Stockwerke in 20 Sekunden machen (etwa 6 Meter/​Sekunde)