Dramatic moment the Shard was struck by lightning
LONDON’s iconic Shard skyscraper was struck by lightning today creating incredible images caught on camera and film.
The stunning moment came this afternoon when a electrical storm moved across the capital.
A picture of lightning strike was posted to twitter by Michael Hoskinson and soon went viral, clocking up hundreds of retweets.
Well that was very exciting; better get back to work now the storms passed pic.twitter.com/LKvMbPiC6U
— AIA Worldwide (@aiaworldwide) May 22, 2014
The storm came just a day after the 306-metre skyscraper came first in an international design competition.
The jury for the annual Emporis Skyscraper Award said: “Construction of The Shard was complicated by the particularly tight site and therefore needed innovative planning. This makes the result all the more impressive: a skyscraper that is recognized immediately and which is already considered London’s new emblem.”
Video of lightning hitting the Shard