The Shard, tallest building in this side of the world,
almost 310 metres of it had its official opening last night. We’d read about
the fantastic laser light display that was timed to begin at 2230. No prizes for guessing that we went to have a
look. Didn’t have to go far. A short walk around the corner to join the small
crowd standing at the top of the road that looks out towards the pointy
building. We chatted to the others standing there, all the while keeping an eye
out for the advertised display. Occasionally we could see a search light
playing across the front of a building next to the newly completed obelisk, but
no big light display was forthcoming. This morning on the news the reporter
commented on the ‘fantastic spectacle’ that they witnessed. Apparently it began
at 2215 but was only visible on the other side of The Shard to the one that
faces us. By the look of the images in the news we didn’t miss much.
There is an interesting art installation at Canary Wharf, constructions made of cans, or should
I say ‘canstructions , After work this evening The Man and I had a walk around
the shopping mall to look at the art works.
After the exhibition the cans are collected and redistributed by food
charity FareShare to communities across the capital. The winners compete in the
International Canstruction competition, held next year in the USA
http://www.canstruction.org/
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