Skyscraper lit up in Western Europe鈥檚 highest light show

The top 20 storeys of the 72-floor Shard skyscraper have been lit up in Western Europe鈥檚 highest light show.

The special display on Monday night - which featured four different light sequences - will be repeated on Christmas Eve and New Year鈥檚 Eve.

On the days in between, a shorter light show will take place every hour on the hour from dusk until dawn, creating a public art installation in the sky.

The installation on the Mace-built tower was created by lighting designers Woodroffe Bassett.

The display also aims to 鈥榮hine a light鈥� on cancer care and Guy鈥檚 Cancer Centre next door to the Shard, which was built by Laing O鈥橰ourke and opened in September.

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