Obel Tower

Obel Tower
Obel Tower, Belfast
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential
LocationDonegall Quay, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Coordinates54°36′07″N 5°55′19″W / 54.602°N 5.922°W / 54.602; -5.922
Construction started2006
Completed2011
Cost£60 million
Height
Roof85 m (279 ft)[1][2][3]
Technical details
Floor count27
Design and construction
Architect(s)Broadway Malyan and Chris Marshall

The Obel Tower is a highrise building in Belfast, Northern Ireland, located on Donegall Quay on the River Lagan beside the Lagan Weir. Measuring 85 metres (279 ft) in height,[4][5] the tower is the tallest storeyed building in Ireland, dominating the Belfast skyline. On completion it overtook the previous tallest building in Belfast and Northern Ireland, Windsor House (80 m).

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  2. ^ "Obel Tower > Glazed In Window Vents > Belfast". brookvent.co.uk. Brookvent. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Planning permission granted for what will be Ireland's tallest building in Cork". irishnews.com. Irish News. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021. Ireland's tallest building is currently the Obel Tower in Belfast, standing at 85 metres high
  4. ^ "Z/2011/0577/F | Continuation of curtain walling glazing system to the ground floor of blocks 2 and 3 elevations including provision of entrance doors | Donegall Quay Belfast BT1 3EE". epicpublic.planningni.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Tallest building in Ireland taken over by administrators". thejournal.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2021.