Pierhead Building
The Pierhead Building is a Grade I listed building in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It was built in 1897 as the headquarters for the Bute Dock Company. The Pierhead Building is part of the estate of the Senedd, which also includes the Senedd building and Tŷ Hywel.Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Event venue
- Description: Grade I listed building in Cardiff. Building in Cardiff, Wales
- Also known as: “Adeilad y Pierhead”, “Pier Head Building”, and “Pierhead”
- Address: Cardiff, CF10 4PZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wales Millennium Centre and Senedd building.
Wales Millennium Centre
Arts center
Photo: grahamwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wales Millennium Centre is Wales's national arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of 7.5 acres. Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert. Wales Millennium Centre is situated 490 feet north of Pierhead Building.
Senedd building
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Senedd building, in Cardiff, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms of the Senedd. The 5,308-square-metre Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006, Saint David's Day, and the total cost was £69.6 million, which included £49.7 million in construction costs.
Tŷ Hywel
Government office
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tŷ Hywel is a building in Cardiff, Wales, used by the Senedd. It is named after the medieval king Hywel Dda, King of Deheubarth in South West Wales. The building was previously known as Crickhowell House, after the former Secretary of State for Wales, Lord Crickhowell. Tŷ Hywel is situated 560 feet northeast of Pierhead Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardiff Bay and Newtown.
Cardiff Bay
Suburb
Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cardiff Bay is an area and freshwater lake in Cardiff, Wales. The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the River Taff and Ely.
Newtown
Neighborhood
Photo: Kizpho11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtown was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.
Grangetown
Suburb
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grangetown is a district and community in the south of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by Riverside, Canton and Butetown.
Pierhead Building
- Category: building
- Location: Butetown, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.46354° or 51° 27′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.16343° or 3° 9′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C3RFR7P+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 26579907OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=events_venueOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q2092795
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Pierhead Building” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Edificiu Pierhead”
- Basque: “Pierhead Building”
- Chinese: “皮爾海德大樓”
- Dutch: “Pierhead Building”
- French: “bâtiment de Pierhead”
- French: “Bâtiment de Pierhead”
- German: “Pierhead Building”
- German: “The Pierhead”
- Japanese: “ピアヘッド・ビルディング”
- Korean: “피어헤드 빌딩”
- Spanish: “Pierhead Building”
- Welsh: “Adeilad y Pierhead”
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