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Albert Memorial Clock. The tallest building in Belfast is the Obel Tower at 86 metres (282 feet). It is the tallest building in Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland. The tallest structure in Belfast is the Black Mountain transmission station, servicing TV and Radio, at 228.6 m (750 ft 0 in).
Obel Tower in Belfast Belfast skyline with the tallest buildings in Northern Ireland. This is a list of the tallest habitable buildings on the island of Ireland (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and churches).
Obel Tower was developed by the Karl Group at a cost of £60 million. Its name derives from "obelisk" and "old Belfast".[6] [7]The tower contains 233 apartments. [8] The first 182 apartments released in March 2005, priced from £100,000 to £475,000, were reserved off plan within 48 hours.
Spire of Hope, St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast*, 40 m (130 ft) Gantry Cranes "Samson", Harland and Wolff, Belfast*, 106 m (348 ft) Bridges River Suir Bridge, Waterford, 112 m (367 ft) Boyne River Bridge, 95 m (312 ft) Windmills Kilgarvan Wind Farm (group of 14 wind turbines), 93 m (305 ft) Obelisks
Matthew Green, who lives in Dungannon, told BBC News NI that he gets the train to Belfast from Portadown to avoid the traffic. "The traffic on the Westlink and the Sydenham bypass is bad, even ...
Some of Belfast's oldest buildings still remain in the Cathedral Quarter area, which is currently undergoing redevelopment as the city's main cultural and tourist area. The world's largest dry dock is located in the city, [ 2 ] and the giant cranes ( Samson and Goliath ) of the Harland and Wolff shipyard, builders of the Titanic , can be seen ...
Divis Tower, Belfast, 2004 The Divis Flats in July 1992 Divis Tower is a 19-floor, 200-foot (61 m) tall tower in Belfast , Northern Ireland . It is located in Divis Street, which is the lower section of the Falls Road .
Rank City Country/territory Image Number of skyscrapers 1 Hong Kong Hong Kong 564: 2 Shenzhen China 425: 3 New York City United States 319: 4 Dubai United Arab Emirates 264