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Sandton Sun & Towers - In 2022 Southern Sun rebranded [32] the InterContinental Sandton Towers Hotel to Sandton Towers. [33] The two properties offer a combined 557 rooms. Sandton Towers uniquely has direct access to the Sandton Convention Centre, and Sandton Sun is the only hotel on Sandton Sun's Diamond Walk.
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).
The tower was built in 1966 as part of the now-demolished Divis Flats complex, which comprised twelve eight-storey blocks of terraces and flats, named after the nearby Divis Mountain. The tower, a vertical complex of 96 flats housing approximately 110 residents, was designed by architect Frank Robertson for the Northern Ireland Housing Trust. [1]
The island of Ireland has relatively few tall buildings. The island's first tall building was Liberty Hall , built in 1965, which stands at 59.4 metres (195 ft). The current tallest habitable building on the island of Ireland is the Obel Tower in Belfast , Northern Ireland at 85 metres (279 ft).
Entries in the list that are in Northern Ireland are denoted by an asterisk, the others being in the Republic of Ireland. Nenagh Castle Keep Sculptures Spire of Dublin, 120 m (390 ft) Spire of Hope, St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast*, 40 m (130 ft) Gantry Cranes "Samson", Harland and Wolff, Belfast*, 106 m (348 ft) Bridges
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Albert Clock, 2016 Albert Memorial Clock, Queens Square, Belfast, 2011 Prince Albert statue, Albert Memorial Clock, Queens Square, Belfast, October 2009. The Albert Memorial Clock (more commonly referred to as the Albert Clock) is a clock tower situated at Queen's Square in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was completed in 1869 and is one of the ...