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05/06/2012
Matthew Bannister goes up The Shard, Western Europe's tallest building.
Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.
Today, Matthew Bannister faces his fear of heights by taking a trip up the outside of a skyscraper called The Shard in London, which has just become Western Europe's tallest building.
He meets some of the people from around the world who've built it.
(Image: Crowds by the river cheer as the flotilla passes The Shard during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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