The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey supertall skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of the Shard Quarter development. Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) high, the Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, the tallest building in the European Union, and the fifth-tallest building in Europe.

Renzo Piano, the project’s architect, designed The Shard as a spire-like sculpture emerging from the River Thames. The Shard’s construction began in March 2009; it was inaugurated on 5 July 2012.