M@In Pictures: The Shard Construction UpdateView from Borough Market.Floor plates are rapidly catching up with the concrete core.Panels of glass have been installed on the lower floors.The scene from our secret viewing platform on the north bank.Dark clouds over the construction site.The view from Wapping.
The Shard of Glass at London Bridge continues its heavenly climb. The tower, set to be the largest in the EU on completion in 2012, is now roughly the same height as neighbouring Guy's Hospital. Its recent spurt in growth will now slow while the steel work catches up with the thrusting concrete core. Lofty though the tower already appears, it's not even half way to its eventual 310 metres. You can follow progress over on the skyscraper cities site, which has daily updates on the project.
