Maybe I can eke out one more screengrab? Certainly there’s not a lot of point trying to get the actual shot of the Shard, as the double-pronged tip is just visible here on the front of the building, far above the ground.
The building in question, since we’re looking at it, is Adelaide House. When it was completed in 1925 it was the tallest office building in the City at an then-imposing 43 metres high, and the first in the City to use the steel frame technique that led to ever-taller buildings around it and around the world. Apparently it used to have an 18-hole putting course on its roof, which would make a fine addition to the current version.
Fittingly for its location on King William Street, it was named after said King’s wife, Adelaide (as was the city in South Australia).
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