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2 de jan. de 2024 · By Gillian Birch. Last updated: January 2, 2024. You could argue that The Spire (aka the ‘Monument of Light’) is one of the best-known landmarks in Ireland. Mainly due to the fact that it’s visible all the way from the Dublin Mountains to the skyline of Croke Park.
The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Monument of Light (Irish: An Túr Solais), is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, 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.
- 21 January 2003, (20 years ago)
- Monument, sculpture
- 2002
- Dublin, Ireland
5 de set. de 2022 · Here are the top 10 Remarkable Facts about the Spire of Dublin: 1. The Idea of Spire of Dublin was Chosen by Submission of an International Competition. In the 1990s, the streets were not that attractive to the eye. Trees were overgrowing in these streets and several shops were there. The trees had been growing for centuries.
21 de jan. de 2023 · Dublin’s Spire is celebrating its 20th birthday today. Officially unveiled on January 21, 2003, it originally divided opinion, but has since become a trademark on O’Connell Street. Towering 120...
The Spire of Dublin is a striking 120 metre high landmark in the heart of Dublin City, which was unveiled in 2002. The huge, striking and innovative monument of the Spire stands in the middle of O'Connell Street just across from the famous GPO. 120m high and 3m in diameter at the base, the Spire rises above O’Connell Street, breaking above the roof line with as slender and elegant a movement ...
21 de jan. de 2023 · Photograph: Alan Betson. Sarah Burns. Sat Jan 21 2023 - 00:01. At the unveiling of the Spire on Dublin’s O’Connell Street in January 2003, Irish architect Sam Stephenson is quoted as ...
13 de nov. de 2019 · The Spire of Dublin, which reached a total cost of 4 million euros, stands at an incredible 120 metres (400 feet) high, without doubt the tallest structure in Dublin city centre, with a 3-metre-wide base acting as the Spire’s foundation.
