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Dublin Spire, Dublin

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The very first attraction you spot when you visit Dublin will likely be Dublin Spire, a huge, stainless-steel monument reaching 121.2 m (398 ft) in height. Ian Ritchie Architects' simple and elegant monument looks like someone stuck a giant pin in the city. Although the monument seems to disappear in the sky at dusk, lights at the bottom and top of the pin are illuminated at night. The spire does not have an observation deck, but visitors can snap great pictures from O'Connell Street. Our Dublin trip itinerary planner makes visiting Dublin Spire and other Dublin attractions simple, and helps you make a travel plan personal to you.
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  • August 14, 2017
    Ideal to use as a meeting point, otherwise I would view it a monumental unimaginative waste of money. A perfect symbol of the pin that burst the economic bubble circa six years after construction. If ...  more »
  • August 11, 2017
    it marks a spot as a person from dublin i still cannot belive they could not have come up with better a shame on us i see it every day  more »
  • August 9, 2017
    The spire which was the tallest structure in Dublin city center is near the main post office If you wanna have a nice meeting point and spire will be your best choice  more »
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  • May 26, 2017
    Tiny gallery with a wonderful curator running it. Various styles of art.
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