The Spire

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What people say

Raven Patzke
"Toppling at 120 meters tall, The Spire of Dublin is a large, stainless steel monument in Dublin. This was actually the winning entry in an architectural competition to replace Nelson’s Pillar (blown up in 1966). Fun Fact: This stick costed €4,000,000 to build."
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"The Spire has been built in 2003 in the place of the old famous Nelson's Pillar, that has been destroyed by a bomb in 1966. It is also called Monument Of Light."
Andrea Bernocchi
"120m tapered steel column, symbol of the City. The area is full of Irish themed souvenir shops."

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