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The Spire of Dublin

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Ian Ritchie Architects
 
location Dublin
function art, landmark, monument
contributed by Naomi

120 metres high and 3 metres in diameter at the base, this tapering monument rises above O’Connell Street, breaking above the roof line with as slender and elegant a movement as is technically possible. The design is the flagship project of a wider improvement of the centre of Ireland’s capital city, in particular, O’Connell Street. It is anchored in the granite below and the surrounding spiral bronze base symbolises Ireland’s past. The Spire is made entirely of stainless steel which has been shot-peened in order to reflect subtly the light falling upon it. The monument has been constructed in celebration of Ireland’s confident future in the third millennium.

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The Spire of Dublin
Address
O’Connell Street
Dublin
Ireland
http://www.thespire.ie/
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Completion 1998
Cost € 4000000,-
ArchitectIan Ritchie Architects
structural engineerARUP
Client Dublin City Council
 
Project ID 5031
Latitude/Longitude 53°20'59N 06°15'37W
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