 Over 5,000 people paid for tickets to be the first to experience the views of London on the launch day, including James Episcou from Epping Forest, Essex who took the chance to be the first to propose to his girlfriend from the highest point in London.Shortly after the opening, The Guardian released an interactive expanded panorama of London to allow users to explore the views from the observation deck online, augmented with ambient sounds of the city.The entrance to The View From the Shard is on Joiner Street near London Bridge Station.