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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
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 River Suir Bridge, Waterford, 112 m (367 ft) Boyne River Bridge, 95 m (312 ft) Windmills Kilgarvan Wind Farm (group of 14 wind turbines), 93 m (305 ft) Obelisks
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.
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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.
O'Connell Street is located on the north side of Dublin city, and runs northwards from O'Connell Bridge towards Parnell Square.The street is approximately 1,980 feet (600 m) long and 150 feet (46 m) wide, with two broad carriageways at either side of a central pathway occupied by various monuments and statues. [1]