Spire of Dublin

The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Millennium Spire or the Monument of Light, is a large, stainless steel, pin-like 120 metres in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of , .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 11 metres (36 feet)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 121 metres (398 feet) tall
  • …has a pyramidal roof
  • Description: monument in Dublin, Ireland
  • Also known as
    “Millenium Spire”
    “Monument of Light”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include General Post Office and St Mary’s Cathedral.

Post office
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The is the former headquarters of An Post, the Irish postal service.

Church
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St Mary's Cathedral, formerly known as St Mary's… is situated 140 metres northeast of Spire of Dublin.

is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. is situated 1 km southwest of Spire of Dublin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temple Bar and International Financial Services Centre.

Quarter
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Dublin is the capital city of Ireland.

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The is an area…

Quarter
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is an area on the Northside of , .

Spire of Dublin

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Latitude
53.3498° or 53° 20′ 59″ north
Longitude
-6.26025° or 6° 15′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C5M8PXQ+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96578181
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6949209
Wiki­data ID
Q1134365

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Spire of Dublin” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Դուբլինի ասեղ”
  • Basque: “Dublingo Spire”
  • Basque: “The Spire”
  • Catalan: “Spire”
  • Cebuano: “The Spire (bantayog)”
  • Cebuano: “The Spire”
  • Chinese: “都柏林尖塔”
  • Croatian: “Dublinska igla”
  • Czech: “Dublinská jehla”
  • Czech: “Spire of Dublin”
  • Danish: “Spire of Dublin”
  • Dutch: “Spire of Dublin”
  • Dutch: “The Spire of Dublin”
  • Dutch: “The Spire”
  • Esperanto: “Turo de la Lumo”
  • Finnish: “Spire of Dublin”
  • French: “Spire de Dublin”
  • German: “The Spire”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת האור”
  • Hebrew: “החוד של דאבלין”
  • Hebrew: “החוד של דבלין”
  • Indonesian: “Spire of Dublin”
  • Irish: “An Spuaic”
  • Irish: “An Túr Solais”
  • Irish: “Spuaic Bhaile Átha Cliath”
  • Italian: “The Spire”
  • Japanese: “ダブリンの尖塔”
  • Korean: “더블린 첨탑”
  • Latvian: “Dublinas smaile”
  • Malayalam: “Spire of Dublin”
  • Malayalam: “ഡബ്ലിനിലെ ശിഖരം”
  • Malayalam: “സ്പൈർ ഓഫ് ഡബ്ലിൻ”
  • Polish: “Spire of Dublin”
  • Portuguese: “Spire of Dublin”
  • Russian: “Дублинская игла”
  • Russian: “Монумент света”
  • Spanish: “Monumento de la Luz”
  • Spanish: “Spire de Dublin”
  • Spanish: “Spire de Dublín”
  • Spanish: “Spire of Dublin”
  • Tamil: “டப்ளின் தூபி”
  • Turkish: “Spire of Dublin”
  • Ukrainian: “Дублінський шпиль”
  • Ukrainian: “Монумент світла”
  • Ukrainian: “Шпиль Дубліна”
  • Urdu: “حلزونہ ڈبلن”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Findlater’s Corner and Liberty Corner.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as O’Connell Str and Father Mathew.

Ireland: Highlights

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