Today In Pictures

Visitors look out from the Shard viewing platform, Jan. 9, 2013 in London. Standing at 1,016 ft high, the Shard is open to the public from Feb. 1, 2013, to enjoy views of London. The 95-story skyscraper, which will be surpassed by the still under construction Mercury City Tower in Moscow as the tallest building in Europe. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)