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# The View from the Top of the Shard.
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/the-view-from-the-top-of-the-shard/
- Published: 2013-02-04T15:23:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-17T05:40:02.000Z
- Description: An interactive map of London from the top of the UK's tallest building.
- Author: Joe Iley
- Tags: Seeds, Travel, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:15

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/71/fc716215-5729-441a-bd07-e2b50bc413b1/content/images/S3/protein/3540/c1f71d6d-5d0e-4eb3-b83a-420b5f705c74.png)

Since opening to the public this weekend, [the Shard](http://the-shard.com/?ref=protein.xyz) has been attracting numerous visitors, offering them an unprecedented view of London. Handily, for those who haven’t been able to make it down (or up) to the tower yet, [The Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/?ref=protein.xyz) newspaper have put together [an interactive, 360º panoramic view from the top.](http://static.guim.co.uk/interactivestore/2013/2/1/1359683910917/471154/index.html?ref=protein.xyz)

Combining a collection of audio recordings from all areas of the city as well as descriptions of key locations from a host of notable contributors, the site manages to represent London’s eclectic diversity effectively and offers a perspective on the capital that even hardened Londoners may not have seen before.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/71/fc716215-5729-441a-bd07-e2b50bc413b1/content/images/S3/protein/3540/5c05aed5-718e-4512-99e9-53e3f849327a.png)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/fc/71/fc716215-5729-441a-bd07-e2b50bc413b1/content/images/S3/protein/3540/8be5f6eb-86f5-468b-8a0f-ee74050bd51c.png)