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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, that's Superman above The Shard

Life-like Superman figure seen at the top of The Shard

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope - it's Superman flying high above London!

Okay, not really Superman… but a giant model of the superhero.

The statue, which stands at 11 feet tall and weighs more than 120 kilograms, was suspended at the top of The Shard building in London on Tuesday.

The figure was created to promote a new Superman film which comes out later this month.

A plane flies over the Shard with a model of Superman - with his red cape and blue suit - suspended above the viewing platform. Getty Images
Graphic showing how tall the Shard, Eiffel Tower, One World Trade Center and Burj Khalifa are. BBC Newsround

The UK's tallest building, The Shard, is a supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper which is also the seventh highest in Europe.

Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 feet) high, it's more than three times as tall as Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower.

The Superman statue was suspended by wire at roughly 1000 feet, just above the skyscraper's viewing platform - for a one-day only spectacle.

Three of the actors from the latest film, David Corenswet (Superman), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), and Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luthor), also made an appearance and stood below the model.

The Shard in London with a view of the skyline. You can see the small figure of Superman, that appears to be floating at the top of the skyscraper. Warner Bros