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Ultra-modern Shard looms over Britain's ancient capital
Rising like a gleaming splinter of glass into a grey sky, London's tallest building 'The Shard' provides contrast to a low-rise historic cityscape and is designed to mirror a dynamic city living ahead of its time
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