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A SHARD OF GLASS THROUGH THE HEART OF LONDON

By on February 9, 2013 in Covent Garden, English Heritage, London, Renzo Piano, river thames, South Bank, The Shard, Transamerica Pyramid, William Cobbett

London’s skyline is constantly changing, though perhaps evolving is a better word, as the basics stay much the same. For example, the River Thames – cleaner now than for centuries past – still winds through the middle, for a country-dweller like me providing a breather from the claustrophobic sprawl of the ‘Great Wen’ (pustule), as [...]

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