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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.
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 current tallest habitable building on the island of Ireland is the Obel Tower in Belfast, Northern Ireland at 85 metres (279 ft). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The tallest storied building in the Republic of Ireland is Capital Dock in Dublin, at about 79 metres (259 ft).
Donegall Quay was developed in the early 1800s on reclaimed land, and became an integral area for shopping in the Belfast harbour. In the 1980's, it was an active quayside where freight, such as scrap, would be transported and deposited. Donegall Quay was also used as a port, as ships would arrive, and depart for Liverpool and Glasgow. [10]
Donegall Quay and The Quays. Donegall Quay is a road linking Oxford Street to Corporation Square. The quay itself is located north of the Lagan Weir, between it and the M3 bridge. In February 2005 Laganside announced the Obel Tower, Northern Ireland's tallest building. Custom House Square
Belfast also contains the tallest building (as distinct from structure) on the island of Ireland. The Obel Tower stands at 88 m (289 ft) and has twenty-eight floors. Windsor House at 80 m (260 ft) was the previous tallest building. Albert Clock