If skyscrapers are a sign of a city’s virility, London has nothing to worry about. Today will see the inauguration of the Shard, a 310m-high, glass-clad pyramidal tower on the south bank of the Thames that already dominates London’s skyline. But the property establishment has been dismissive of the project. It is designed by an Italian, financed by the Qataris, and run by Irvine Sellar, a former clothes retailer with no history of grandiose developments.
如果摩天大楼代表一个城市的气概，那伦敦没有什么好担心的。一座310米高、全玻璃外墙的金字塔形摩天大楼7月5日在泰晤士河南岸落成。这座名为“碎片”(Shard)的建筑，已经刷新了伦敦的高度。但房地产界对这座建筑一直抱着不屑的态度。这座大楼由意大利人设计，由卡塔尔人提供资金，由前服装零售商、毫无大型建筑开发经验的欧文•塞勒(Irvine Sellar)经营。
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