Obel Tower

The Obel Tower is a highrise building in Belfast, Northern Ireland, located on Donegall Quay on the River Lagan beside the Lagan Weir. Measuring 85 metres in height, the tower is the tallest storeyed building in Ireland, dominating the Belfast skyline.

Type: Apartment building
Description: highrise building in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Address: 62 Donegal Quay, BT1 3NH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Albert Memorial Clock and St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.

Albert Memorial Clock

Photo: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Albert Memorial Clock is a clock tower situated at Queen's Square in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was completed in 1869 and is one of the best known landmarks of Belfast. Albert Memorial Clock is situated 890 feet southwest of Obel Tower.

St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast

Church

Photo: Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Anne's Cathedral is a Romanesque-style Anglican cathedral in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses. It is the focal point of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter. St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast is situated 1,500 feet west of Obel Tower.

Lagan Weir

Bridge

Photo: Urbancowboy89, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lagan Weir, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, crosses the River Lagan between the Queen Elizabeth Bridge and the M3 cross-harbour bridge. Prior to the building of the weir, the river would be subject to tidal fluctuations, and low tide would expose mudflats, which were unsightly and emitted a strong odour, particularly in the summer months. Lagan Weir is situated 580 feet southeast of Obel Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cathedral Quarter and Titanic Quarter.

Cathedral Quarter

Quarter

Photo: Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a developing area of the city, roughly situated between Royal Avenue near where the Belfast Central Library building is, and the Dunbar Link in the city centre.

Titanic Quarter

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Titanic Quarter in Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic-themed attraction centered on land in Belfast Harbour, known until 1995 exclusively as Queen's Island, and initially, Dargan's Island.

New Lodge

Suburb

Photo: Gerry Lynch, CC BY 2.5.

The New Lodge is an urban, working class Catholic community in Belfast, Northern Ireland, immediately to the north of the city centre. The landscape is dominated by several large tower blocks.

Obel Tower

Categories: residential tower, building, and residential building
Location: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.60265° or 54° 36′ 10″ north

Longitude

-5.9215° or 5° 55′ 17″ west

Levels

Height

279 feet (85 metres)

Open location code

9C6PJ33H+39

OpenStreetMap ID

way 208865237

OpenStreetMap feature

building=apartments

Wikidata ID

Q7074694

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Satellite Map

Discover Obel Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Obel Tower” goes by many names.

Basque: “Obel Tower”
Croatian: “Obel Tower”
German: “Obel Tower”
Spanish: “Obel Tower”
Spanish: “Torre Obel”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Francis Calder Commemorative Fountain and The Lagan Lookout.

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