The Tower, Meridian Quay facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Tower, Meridian Quay |
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The Tower, Meridian Quay November 2015
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| General information | |
| Location | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Address | Meridian Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Cost | £40,000,000 |
| Height | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Latitude Architects |
| Structural engineer | Atkins Ltd |
| Services engineer | Atkins Ltd |
| Civil engineer | Atkins Ltd |
| Main contractor | Carillion |
The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the tallest building in Wales. Standing at 107m (351ft), Meridian Quay is one of two high-rises in Swansea. It is the 90th tallest building in the United Kingdom in joint place with the Shell Centre in the London Borough of Lambeth.
The tower has 29 storeys, double the number of the previous tallest building in Swansea, the BT Tower. Most of the tower houses residential apartments. The ground floor has a concierge desk which is manned 24 hours a day, whilst the top three floors form the Grape and Olive restaurant run by the Cardiff brewery S. A. Brain & Co. Ltd. This was opened following the unsuccessful 290 cover Penthouse restaurant. Press reports stated that the penthouse apartment on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million. On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower. The construction company, Carillion, chose not to release his name. The tower "topped-out" to its full height on 12 September 2008.
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Tower under construction, January 2008
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Tower under construction, March 2008
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Tower under construction, May 2008
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Tower under construction, June 2008
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Tower topping-out, September 2008
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Completed Tower at dawn, March 2010
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Tower from the breakwater during high tide, September 2010
See also
In Spanish: The Tower at Meridian Quay para niños
