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The island of Ireland has relatively few tall buildings. The island's first tall building was Liberty Hall, built in 1965, which stands at 59.4 metres (195 ft). The current tallest habitable building on the island of Ireland is the Obel Tower in Belfast, Northern Ireland at 85 metres (279 ft).
The Obel Tower is a highrise building in Belfast, Northern Ireland, located on Donegall Quay on the River Lagan beside the Lagan Weir. Measuring 85 metres (279 ft) in height, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] the tower is the tallest storeyed building in Ireland , dominating the Belfast skyline.
Entries in the list that are in Northern Ireland are denoted by an asterisk, the others being in the Republic of Ireland. Nenagh Castle Keep Sculptures Spire of Dublin, 120 m (390 ft) Spire of Hope, St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast*, 40 m (130 ft) Gantry Cranes "Samson", Harland and Wolff, Belfast*, 106 m (348 ft) Bridges
This list of tallest buildings by height to roof ranks completed skyscrapers by height to roof which reach a height of 300 metres (984 ft) or more. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included, thus non-building structures , including towers, are not included.
This list ranks the tallest externally complete buildings and structures in County Dublin, Ireland which stand over 50m tall. As of December 2023, there are 6 structures over 80 m (260 ft) tall and 11 buildings over 50 m (164 ft) tall.
Albert Memorial Clock. The tallest building in Belfast is the Obel Tower at 86 metres (282 feet). It is the tallest building in Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland. The tallest structure in Belfast is the Black Mountain transmission station, servicing TV and Radio, at 228.6 m (750 ft 0 in).
The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers. A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors [1] and is taller than approximately 150 m (492 ft). [2] Historically, the term first referred to buildings with 10 to 20 floors in the 1880s.
A skyscraper is generally defined as any building that is more than 150 metres (492 ft) tall and has more than 40 storeys. [1] [2] The following is a list of countries with the most skyscrapers. Other structures like observation towers or lattice towers are excluded on this list.