Pierhead Building - Cardiff - Capitol of Wales.
N 51° 27.801 W 003° 09.801
30U E 488652 N 5701365
The Pierhead Building helped Wales forge its identity ‘through water and fire’ in the late nineteenth century; today its aim is to inform, involve and inspire a new generation to forge a Wales for the future.
Waymark Code: WMF566
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/25/2012
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The Pierhead building, looks out over Cardiff Bay from the front, and over the Welsh Parliment building (Senedd) to the rear. The Pierhead building and clock, would be the first things ancient mariners would see when they arrived by sea in Wales. The building now serves as a Welsh history museum.
"The Pierhead Building (Welsh: Adeilad y Pierhead) is a Grade 1 listed building of the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It stands as one of the city of Cardiff's most familiar landmarks and was built in 1897 as the headquarters for the Bute Dock Company". Text Source: (
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