Thurs, 10 March 2016, 11:40 am: My eyes were pulled to The Shard as soon as I stepped onto the viewing platforms at the Sky Gardens.
From anywhere on the ground, I just occasionally spot it on the skyline and think, “yep, there’s The Shard.” It’s taller than any other building in London, but it’s still just another tall building.
And then it compelled me to stare the minute I arrived near the glass walls thirty-five stories above The City. Now I was close enough to it, in height and proximity, to discern the details of its capping razors, the way it jabs the heavens. Atop another of London’s skyscrapers, I was able to really see The Shard for the first time.
In this video, with off-the-cuff narration that I’ll clean up in post, I share those moments with you.