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Mar 2000
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Entrepreneur Irvine Sellar flies to Berlin to meet architect Renzo Piano for lunch. Piano sketches the first design of the Shard London Bridge.
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19 Nov 2003
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The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister announces approval of the plans for the Shard.
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Sep 2007
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The Southwark Towers are vacated by the current tenants, Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
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Apr 2008
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Demolition of Southwark Towers begins, making way for the Shard London Bridge.
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Mar 2009
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Construction begins on the Shard London Bridge.
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5 Jul 2012
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The Shard is formally inaugurated by Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabor Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar
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Nov 2013
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit The Shard
