A tour of London skycrapers 走訪倫敦摩天大樓

A tour of London skycrapers 走訪倫敦摩天大樓

19th December 2017 0 By livinguktaiwan

London isn’t most famous for its skyline and skycrapers, but in recent years there has been an abundance of new building that have been built. UK doesn’t vie with other countries to build the tallest buildings, but we do have some very special ones which I want to share with you.

倫敦的天際線和摩天大樓並不是世界最著名的,但近年來它也建了不少新建築。英國不像其他國家要建造一棟比一棟更高更大的大樓,但是我們有一些非常特殊的建築,今天想和你分享。

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Our tallest skyscraper, The Shard in London is 310m tall. It is the 4th tallest in Europe and the 96th tallest in the world.
我們最高的摩天大樓,倫敦的 The Shard 高310米。在歐洲排名第4最高,而世界第排名則是第96位。ss7

The Shard is called the shard because it looks like a piece of broken glass with sharp edges. If you look at it closely, don’t you think this looks like pieces of broken glasses standing up?
The Shard的名字是因為它看起來像一塊碎邊玻璃,邊緣鋒利。如果你仔細觀察,你覺得這像是幾片站起來的玻璃碎片嗎?ss4

You won’t miss the building if you go to London as the city isn’t that big and the building exterior is very distinctive. It is located at London Bridge, that’s why you get this brilliant view of the London Bridge station when you are inside the building.
如果你去倫敦的話,你一定會看到這座建築,因為倫敦這個城市不是那麼大,而且它建築外觀也很有特色。它位於倫敦橋站上蓋,所以這當你在大樓內時,就可以看到倫敦橋站這壯麗景色。SS8

In fact, can you imagine yourself working inside this magnificent office, looking out to one of the most vibrant international city in the world?
你能想像自己在這個辦公室內工作,望著世界上最具活力的國際都市之一嗎?
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Opposite The Shard, you can see a building with a white outline, this is 20 Fenchurch Street, but it is better known as the Walkie Talkie because of its distinctive shape. Its concave design and the exterior glass mirrors caused controversy when it opened in 2013. The design caused an abnormal strong sun ray which when reflected back down to the street was powerful enough to cook an egg! In the end, the building owners had to install a big sunshade to deflect the rays.
在 The Shard 對面,有一棟白色輪廓的建築物,這是20 Fenchurch Street,由於其獨特的形狀,它有一個很有趣的外號叫對講機。它的凹形設計和外部的玻璃表面,在2013年建成時引起了小風波。大樓的設計造成了異常強烈的太陽光線,當反射回到街上時熱力足以煎熟雞蛋!結果,建築商建需要安裝一個大遮陽篷來轉移射線才能解決問題。
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Controversy aside, the Walkie Talkie is worth visiting if you are in London. They have a Sky Garden on the top floor which offers spectacular views of London, especially in the evening as the sun goes down in London. Entrance is free but you have to book in advance online.
小風波過後,其實如果你到倫敦,對講機是很值得一遊。他們的頂樓有一個天空花園,可以欣賞到倫敦的壯麗景色,尤其在倫敦太陽落山的夜晚,景色更迷人。天空花園是免費入場,但必須提前在網路上預約。

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The last building I want to share is 30 St Mary Axe, or better known as the Gherkin. Along with The Shard, the Gherkin’s iconic contemporary design with a pointed top makes it one of the most recognisable buildings in London.
最後我想分享的一幢大樓是30 St Mary Axe,它的外號更有趣,是小黃瓜。它獨特的現代設計與尖頂,使其跟 The Shard 成為倫敦最知名的建築。
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Here is a close up night view from when I was having dinner in a restaurant located in building nearby. I could nearly see the people still working in the office late at night!
前幾年我在小黃瓜附近一家餐廳晚餐,而這家餐廳也在一棟大樓裡,但它並沒有小黃瓜哪麼高。這是餐廳的窗外夜景。我幾乎可以看到那些還在辦公室裡工作的人喔!

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Thanks for joining me on the quick tour of London skyscrapers. I hope you have enjoyed it.
感謝您今天跟我暢遊倫敦摩天大樓,希望你喜歡。