A laser beam touches the Gherkin from the Shard during the laser and searchlight show which marks the completion of the exterior of the Shard building in central London July 5, 2012. The 310-metre (1,016-feet) building, the tallest in western Europe, fired 12 lasers and 30 searchlights from the top of the Shard to 15 London skyscrapers including the Gherkin and the Canary Wharf.[Agencies]