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  A laser light show is displayed on The Shard in London to mark the inauguration of Western Europe's tallest building. The Shard is 309.6m tall and features high quality offices, a 5-star hotel with more than 200 rooms and suites and 3 floors of restaurants. It will also feature exclusive super prime residential apartments and the top levels will consist of the capital's highest public viewing gallery offering 360° views of London. (Sang Tan, AP)
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  Window cleaners work on the The Shard in London, after emergency services were sent to the building, days before its official opening, after a window cleaner got stuck in a precarious position on the 72nd floor. (John Stillwell/PA Wire/ AP)
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  A worker looks up at the Shard in London ahead of the official inauguration. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  A view of the Shard in London ahead of the official inauguration. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  A view of The Shard as seen through an outdoor art installation in London ahead of the official inauguration. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  A view of the iconic Tower Bridge, right, over the river Thames, right, and The Shard, left, in London, ahead of the official inauguration. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  A view of The Shard in London ahead of the official inauguration. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  A view of The Shard in London ahead of the official inauguration. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  A view of the iconic Tower Bridge, right, over the river Thames, right, and The Shard, left, in London, ahead of the official inauguration. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  The Shard, centre, ahead of the official inauguration. (Newscast, Ben Fitzpatrick/ AP)
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  People talk in front of a model of The Shard during a press event in London ahead of its official inauguration. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  The Shard ahead of the official inauguration. (Newscast, Ben Fitzpatrick/ AP)
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  Mayor of London Boris Johnson poses in front of the Shard in London as he arrives for the inauguration of Western Europe's tallest building. (Sang Tan, AP)
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  Commuters walk out from London Bridge railways station pass the Shard, Western Europe's tallest building. (Sang Tan, AP)
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  A laser light show is displayed on The Shard in London to mark the inauguration of Western Europe's tallest building. (Sang Tan, AP)
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  A laser light show is displayed on The Shard in London to mark the inauguration of Western Europe's tallest building. (Sang Tan, AP)
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  A laser light show is displayed on The Shard in London to mark the inauguration of Western Europe's tallest building. (Sang Tan, AP)
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  Tower Bridge and The Shard are seen from a cycle path in London. (Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP)

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