Tŷ Hywel

Tŷ Hywel is a building in , 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.
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: office building of the Senedd in Cardiff, Wales
  • Also known as: “Crickhowell House”, “Hywel House”, “Hywel’s House”, “Ty Crughywel”, “Tŷ Crughywel”, and “Ty Hywel”
  • Address: Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wales Millennium Centre and Senedd building.

Arts center
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is Wales's national arts centre located in the area of , 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. is situated 510 feet northwest of Tŷ Hywel.

Government office
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The , in , houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms of the Senedd. The 5,308-square-metre 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. is situated 360 feet southwest of Tŷ Hywel.

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The Arts Centre is a point of cultural and historical interest located in , . It was a Lutheran Church, consecrated in 1868. is situated 1,100 feet south of Tŷ Hywel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cardiff Bay and Newtown.

Suburb
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is an area and freshwater lake in , . The site of a former tidal bay and estuary, it is the river mouth of the and .

Neighborhood
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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.

Suburb
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is a district and community in the south of , capital of . It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by , and .

Tŷ Hywel

Latitude
51.46429° or 51° 27′ 51″ north
Longitude
-3.1613° or 3° 9′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C3RFR7Q+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26584166
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q4165431
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Tŷ Hywel” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tŷ Hywel”
  • Catalan: “Crickhowell House”
  • Catalan: “Ty Hywel”
  • Catalan: “Tŷ Hywel”
  • Chinese: “海威爾大樓”
  • Dutch: “Tŷ Hywel”
  • French: “Tŷ Hywel”
  • Italian: “Tŷ Hywel”
  • Russian: “Дом Хивела”
  • Welsh: “Ty Hywel”
  • Welsh: “Tŷ Hywel”

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