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Skyscraper: The Shard,London.
The Shard is located in London,England. It has 73 floors. Its height is 1,003′, 1,017′ to tip. It opened February 1, 2013. As London's highest viewing platform at the top of Western Europe's tallest building, they are the only place to take in over 1,000 years of the capital's history all at once. The Global Ranking 79 Tallest in the World, Regional Ranking #4 Tallest in Europe,National Ranking #1 Tallest in United Kingdom,City Ranking #1 Tallest in London

Skyscraper:China Central Television Headquarters, Beijing.

The CCTV Headquarters is located in Beijing, China. It has 54 floors. Its height is 768′, 779′ to tip. It opened May 16, 2012. In 2009 An adjacent building in the complex, the Television Cultural

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