Vocabulaire des Monuments Modernes Clés - La Shard

a structure that has walls, a roof, and sometimes many levels, like an apartment, house, school, etc.

the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, situated in the southeastern region of the country

the largest country in the United Kingdom, located in Western Europe

the second smallest continent‌, next to Asia in the east, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and the Mediterranean Sea in the south

all the rooms of a building that are on the same level

to make drawings according to which something will be constructed or produced

a person whose job is to design buildings and often oversee their construction

a hard material that is often clear and is used for making windows, bottles, etc.

to resemble a thing or person in appearance

to project or extend in a particular direction

someone who enters a place, such as a building, city, or website, for a particular purpose

a raised surface on which people or things can stand

extremely surprising, particularly in a good way

a castle in London, built next to the River Thames, that was first used as a palace, then as a prison, and now as a museum where one can visit to see the crown jewels

a designated room where an individual typically works, often at a desk, to carry out their professional tasks and responsibilities

a place where we pay to sit and eat a meal

a building where we give money to stay and eat food in when we are traveling

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

elaborate, decorative, or unusually sophisticated in a way intended to impress

a place that has a few rooms for people to live in, normally part of a building that has other such places on each floor

having a high price

the activity of providing services or products in exchange for money

a flat or slightly raised section of material used as a covering, divider, or decoration in construction, furniture, or other applications

(of a surface) to redirect or bounce back heat, light, or sound without absorbing it

natural light that comes from the sun

to reflect light and appear bright or glossy

to become bright by means of color or light

extremely pleasing to the mind or senses