COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Spire of Dublin
Alternate Title:
Monument of Light
Image View:
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Creator:
Ian Ritchie Architects (British architectural firm, established 1981)
Location:
site: Dublin, Leinster, Republic of Ireland
Location Note:
O'Connell Street
GPS:
+53.349722-6.260278
Date:
1998-2003 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Irish
Style Period:
Twenty-first century
Work Type 1:
monument
Classification:
architecture
Material:
stainless steel
Technique:
construction (assembling); metalworking
Measurements:
398 ft (height)
Subjects:
abstraction; architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); nonrepresentational art; City planning; urban renewal
Description:
The spire was designed by Ian Ritchie Architects, who sought an "Elegant and dynamic simplicity bridging art and technology". it was manufactured by Radley Engineering of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, and erected by SIAC Construction Ltd. The first section was installed on 18 December 2002. Five additional 20m sections were added with the last one installed on 21 January 2003. The spire is an elongated cone--9.8 ft at the base, narrowing to 5.9 in at the top. It is listed as the worlds tallest sculpture. It is constructed from eight hollow tubes of stainless steel and features a tuned mass damper to counteract sway. It is lit from the base at night. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Five
Identifier:
1A1-IRA-DS-A7
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Spire of Dublin
