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The tallest free standing and occupied structure is the Harland and Wolf shipbuilding gantry crane Samson at 106 m (348 ft). The tallest chimney is the Belfast City Hospital chimney at 95 m (312 ft). The tallest church is Belfast (St. Anne's) Cathedral at 80 m (260 ft). The tallest clock is the Albert Memorial Clock at 34.4 m (112 ft 10 in).
This list ranks the tallest externally complete buildings and structures in County Dublin, Ireland which stand over 50m tall. As of December 2023 [update] , there are 6 structures over 80 m (260 ft) tall and 11 buildings over 50 m (164 ft) tall.
The current tallest habitable building on the island of Ireland is the Obel Tower in Belfast, Northern Ireland at 85 metres (279 ft). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The tallest storied building in the Republic of Ireland is Capital Dock in Dublin, at about 79 metres (259 ft).
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The cities with the most churches surpassing 99 metres (325 feet) are Hamburg (5 of the 29 tallest churches, with 5 towers overall), Lübeck (4 of the 56 tallest churches, two of which with twin towers → 6 towers overall), Vienna (2), Tallinn (2), St. Petersburg (2), New York City (2), Dortmund (2) and Stralsund (2).
Essentially, a cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or 'mother' church of an episcopal see and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. Strictly speaking therefore, only those Christian denominations with an Episcopal polity possess cathedrals.
The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley has taken place in Belfast. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on 22 January. The poet is survived by his wife Edna and children ...