| Pierhead Building | |
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Adeilad y Pierhead | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | French Gothic Renaissance |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Town or city | Cardiff |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°27′49″N 3°09′48″W / 51.463539°N 3.163389°W |
| Inaugurated | 1897 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William Frame |
| Website | |
| pierhead.org | |
The Pierhead Building (Welsh: Adeilad y Pierhead) is a Grade I listed building in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It was built in 1897 as the headquarters for the Bute Dock Company.
The Pierhead Building is part of the estate of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru), which also includes the Senedd building and Tŷ Hywel.[1] The clock on the building is unofficially known as the "Baby Big Ben"[2] or the "Big Ben of Wales".[3]
- ^ "Annual Report and Statement of Accounts of the Assembly Commission: 2007–08". National Assembly for Wales. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "'Baby Big Ben' clock part returns". BBC News. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
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