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The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Millennium Spire or the Monument of Light [3] (Irish: An Túr Solais), [4] is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, [5] located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar (and prior to that a statue of William Blakeney) on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland.
Spire of Dublin: Monument 120 394 2002 [35] [36] 5 Donnybrook transmitter Lattice Tower radio transmitter 109.7 360 [37] [38] 6 Dublin Airport air traffic control tower Air traffic control tower 87.7 288 2020 [39] The Republic of Ireland's tallest occupied structure
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
Public art in Dublin is a significant feature of the cityscape. The city's statues and other monuments have a long history of controversy about their subjects and designs, and a number of formerly prominent monuments have been removed or destroyed. Some of the city's monuments have nicknames, though many are not in popular use. [1] [2]
One of Dublin's most prominent landmarks is the Spire of Dublin, officially entitled the "Monument of Light". [96] It is a 121.2-metre (398 ft) conical spire made of stainless steel, completed in 2003 and located on O'Connell Street, where it meets Henry Street and North Earl Street.
The spire of Salisbury Cathedral is of this type and is the tallest masonry spire in the world, remaining substantially intact since the 13th century. Other spires of this sort include the south spire of Chartres Cathedral, and the spires of Norwich Cathedral, Chichester Cathedral and Oxford Cathedral.
The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Dublin and the city of Dublin. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national monument", and therefore worthy of state protection unless the government decides to demolish it. If the land adjoining the monument is ...
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