Created by : Clara Pelayo
Marta Paraíso
What is it?
 Who built it?
 What is the meaning of this monument?
 Location.
 Additional information.
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The Spire of Dublin, officially titled the
Monument of Light (Irish: An Túr Solais)
is a large, stainless steel, pin-like
monument 121.2 metres (398 ft) in height.
 The spire is an elongated cone of diameter
3 m (9.8 ft) at the base, narrowing to
15 cm (5.9 in) at the top. Construction of
the world's tallest sculpture.

The spire was designed by Ian Ritchie
Architects who sought an "Elegant and
dynamic simplicity bridging art and
technology".
 It was manufactured by Radley
Engineering of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford,
and erected by SIAC Construction Ltd.

In 1966 Nelson’s Pillar was destroyed by a bomb by
former IRA members.
The Spire was built to regenerate O’Connell Street
and to replace Nelson’s Pillar.
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From there the distances of a point are
calculated up to Dublin. It represents
supposedly the heart of the city going out
of the Earth.
The monument has been nominated for the
following:
~2004 RIBA National Award & Stirling Prize
shortlist.
~2003 British Construction Industry
International Award finalist.
~2005 Mies Van der Rohe Prize list.
 To build The Spire of Dublin has cost
€4,000,000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spire_of_
Dublin
 http://www.thespireofdublin.ie/
 Google images.
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The End