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	Dublin - Wikipedia
		Through Dublin was in terms of street layout a mediæval city akin to Paris, in the eighteenth century (as Paris would in the nineteenth century) it underwent a major rebuilding, with the Wide Streets Commission[?] demolishing many of the narrow mediæval streets and replacing them with large georgian streets.
		Dublin City is governed by Dublin City Council (formerly called Dublin Corporation) which is presided over by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, who is elected for a yearly term and resides in the Mansion House, which first became the residence of the Lord Mayor in 1715.
		Dublin's middle class liberal elite are often described as Dublin 4[?], referring to one of the city's wealthiest postal districts, in which the studios of Radio Telifís Éireann (Ireland's main broadcasting network) is located, as are a number of elite schools.
	wikipedia.findthelinks.com /du/Dublin.html (3327 words)

	Spire of Dublin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Spire of Dublin (also known as the Monument of Light) is a large, pin-like monument 120 metres (393 ft) in height.
		The centrepiece of this regeneration was to be a replacement monument for Nelson Pillar, the Spire of Dublin, chosen by a committee under the then chairmanship of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Joe Doyle from a large number of submissions.
		The completion of the spire on 21 January 2003 was cheered on by a small crowd of Dubliners who braved the cold to watch its erection and the RTÉ radio presenter Lillian Smith celebrated by broadcasting Neil Young's song, The Needle and the Damage Done.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spire_of_Dublin (841 words)

	Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Dublin Castle (c.1220 but much altered since) was the residence of the lords lieutenants of Ireland until 1922 and now houses government facilities and the Charles Beatty Library.
		In 1172, Henry II of England came to Dublin and granted the city to the “men of Bristol”; it became the seat of English government and center of the Pale.
		Dublin also became the center of a Gaelic renaissance: the Gaelic League was founded there in 1893, and the Abbey Theatre began producing Irish plays.
	www.bartleby.com /65/du/DublinCit.html (643 words)

	RTE News - Dublin Spire is officially unveiled
		Dublin's Spire has been officially unveiled in the city centre.
		Lord Mayor Dermot Lacey said the Dublin Spire is a wonderful addition to the city's skyline.
		To mark the event, a time capsule is being put into the ground under the Spire, where is hoped it will remain for at least the next two centuries.
	www.rte.ie /news/2003/0707/spire.html (271 words)

	Dublin - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		From the 14th to late 16th centuries, Dublin and the surrounding area - known as the Pale - was the largest area of Ireland under government control.
		Dublin, like the rest of Ireland, is relatively safe from common natural disasters (tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tidal waves/tsunamis etc).
		Similarly, some of Dublin's working-class suburbs such as Tallaght, Kimmage, Ballinteer, Dolphin's Barn, Crumlin, Inchicore, Ringsend, Irishtown, Clondalkin and Ballyfermot, are in fact located south of the river and seven wealthy suburbs, Clontarf, Glasnevin, Howth, Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, Sutton are found on the Northside.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Dublin (5033 words)

	Dublin Castle, Attractions of Ireland
		Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland was the seat of British rule in Ireland until 1922.
		Dublin Castle is currently maintained by the Office of Public Works, its most prominent tenants currently are the Revenue Commissioners.
		The Chapel Royal in Dublin Castle was the official Anglican chapel of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from mediæval times until the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Ireland/ireland-interest-dublin-castle.html (842 words)

	The Construction Of The Spire Of Dublin - Radley Engineering
		The contract to build the worlds largest monument The Spire of Dublin was awarded to Radley/SIAC JV in February 2002.
		On completion the surface of The Spire was inspected to ensure that the impact coverage of the ball bearings was between 98% and 120%.
		The finishing touch to The Spire is a pattern that has been shot peened for the first 10 meters onto a mirror polish surface using a special masking stencil that could withstand the impact of the stainless steel balls.
	www.radleyeng.ie /dublinspire.html (1474 words)

	Do you like the Spire of Dublin - Dublin.ie Forums
		Altough I think the spire is aesthetically pleasing and is suitably placed in the country's most famous street, its symbolism for me is quite blurred.
		However, the symbol of Dublin I see on a daily basis is one of abrupt poverty and hardship, with many homeless peole aligning the various streets of the city.
		I beleive it was the wrong time to develop the spire, and that precedence should be given initially to more impending issues in relation to the development of this city.
	www.dublin.ie /forums/showthread.php?p=1140 (371 words)

	Dublin Spire - more than the sum of its parts \| Arup
		Winning the competition with Ian Ritchie architects to work on the Spire of Dublin was a chance for Arup to extend its already extensive portfolio of engineering work on sculptures.
		Located at the centre of the O’Connell Street area in Dublin, the Spire is the focal point for Dublin City Council’s Integrated Area Plan for urban regeneration on the north side of the river Liffey.
		Whilst the Spire project was on hold for an environmental impact assessment, Arup teamed up with Ian Ritchie on the Alba di Milano sculpture in Milan.
	www.arup.com /europe/feature.cfm?pageid=353 (1029 words)

	Spire of Dublin - Irish Culture
		When the design for the "Spire of Dublin" was selected, and the site was being excavated to remove the remains of Nelson’s Pillar, workers found a time capsule buried under the pillar.
		The new Spire of Dublin is a very long, thin needle into the sky.
		The christening of the Spire helped to bring foot traffic back to an area of Dublin that had lost some of its pride after 1966.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art26667.asp (452 words)

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		The Spire of Dublin is the brainchild of London-based firm, Ian Ritchie Architects.
		The base of The Spire will be gently lit and the top 12 metres are illuminated to the tip providing a beacon in the night sky over the capital.
		The Spire can be seen from most parts of this great city and it is likely to become a great favourite with locals and tourists alike.
	www.thespireofdublin.ie /news.html (621 words)

	Ireland's Capital City Images : Dublin Spire Photos
		The Dublin Spire is located at the center of Ireland's Capital city and is 120 metres high.
		Originally planned as part of Dublin city's Millennium celebrations, the construction was initially postponed by a legal challenge and after work commenced, high winds also proved to be a delaying factor.
		Made with polished stainless steel tubes (totaling 126 tons), the Dublin Spire was completed using the largest crane ever operated in Ireland on January 21st 2003.
	www.irelandposters.com /dublin/dublin_city_spire_pictures.html (142 words)

	Dublin
		Dublin will be a great city, once they finish it.
		Locally it is referred to as the 'Spire in the Mire,' the 'Pole in the Hole' or the 'Rod up to God,' and it appears to be the world's tallest flagpole, minus the flag.
		In addition to the citywide, record-breaking construction, Dublin also has more people than ever these days and, Bob Hopeful of the tour bus tells us, a high percentage of them (41 seems to come to mind) are under the age of 25.
	www.lindenwald.com /album/dublin0303/roduptogod.htm (685 words)

	SPIKE ON CREGORNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It has been named 'the spike' for now by Dubliners, but that is expected to change for a phrase that rhymes when it is completed in early 2003.
		A pirate radio station in Dublin has put up a prize of a million pounds (e1,269,738) to the first person to ring a bicycle tyre over the structure when it is complete.
		Dublin hospitals are gearing up for a lot of neck strain injuries in the coming weeks as Dubliners look to the skies.
	www.cregornews.com /spike.html (471 words)

	The Dublin Spire, O'Connell Street, Dublin (Ian Ritchie Architects) [Archeire, Irish Architecture Online]
		The Dublin Spire was the winning entry in an architectural competition to provide a replacement for Nelson's Pillar which was blown up in 1966.
		The Dublin Spire is one hundred and twenty metres tall, making it by far the tallest structure in Dublin city centre.
		In addition the original information from the announcement of the Spire as the winner of the architectural competition can be read here.
	www.irish-architecture.com /buildings_ireland/dublin/northcity/oconnell_street/spire.html (312 words)

	Dublin Tourism - The Spire
		The Spire of Dublin, a 120 metre high landmark in the heart of Dublin City, was unveiled in 2002.
		From dusk, the Spire’s stainless steel surface is softly lit by the ambient lighting of the streetscape.
		The Spire signaled the start of the reconstruction of a new public domain for O’Connell Street which has see the creation of a new plaza at the General Post Office, a new tree lined boulevard and kiosks along the street.
	www.visitdublin.com /pda/directory/detail.asp?ID=1436 (344 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Spire of Dublin (main nickname: The Spike) is a large, pin-like monument, 120 metres in height and lit from the top, whose erection was completed on January 21 2003 on the site of the former Nelson Pillar on O'Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland.
		It was originally intended that the Spire be completed by 2000 in honour of the new millennium, but construction was delayed.
		Although the spire was met with initial opposition, Many Dubliners seemed to come round to the idea of 'The Spire Of Dublin' during the monument's completion.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Spire_of_Dublin (730 words)

	RIBA Conference 2004 - The Spire, O'Connell Street, Dublin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The spire sits in the historically charged position outside the post office in O’Connell Street - so Ritchie set out to design a ‘Teflon monument’ in which everyone could find their own meaning.
		This suited Barrett, who was aware that the people of Dublin and Ireland were ultimately the judge and jury on any work he might put in place.
		Explicit religious symbolism was avoided, but conference delegates can attest to the spire’s awe-inspiring properties.
	www.architecture.com /go/Architecture/Events_3903.html (157 words)

	The Dublin Spire - Leda-Lite International - Special Projects
		The Spire is the tallest structure in Dublin, with a design that demands to be shown off to the city and it's visitors through effective lighting.
		In order to present the Dublin Spire to it's optimum effect a striking lighting solution was required, with aviation safety a key issue.
		In total 2000 white Luxeon Star LEDs were used to light the spire, creating a light output of 2000 candela in all directions and a structure that can be seen from up to 15 miles away.
	www.leda-lite.co.uk /sp.html (322 words)

	Dublin Historic Sites
		Although Dublin is well known as being a place of friendliness and 'craic', the city is also a very old and beautiful City, it is well over 1000 years old.
		Built in 1204 by king John, Dublin Castle was built as a fortress suitable for administration and the defense of Dublin.
		The Dublin Spire, or the 'Spike' as it now more commonly know, is the newest addition to the Dublin skyline.
	www.dublinuncovered.net /historic.html (1679 words)

	Dublin Spire \| Advanced Technology and Research \| Arup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The erection of the 120m high spire was akin to the structure: conceptually simple, but technically challenging.
		Due to its height and slenderness, one of the key considerations in the design of this unique structure was the wind effects on the dynamic response of the spire.
		The project brief was to ‘reinstate a monument which has a pivotal role in the composition of the street … (it) should be a new symbol and image of Dublin for the 21st century (such as, for example, the Eiffel Tower is for Paris and the Statue of Liberty is for New York)’.
	www.arup.com /advancedtechnology/project.cfm?pageid=2392 (262 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		That is, his stone head, the head that was attached to the rest of his 13 feet tall sculpted image perched atop the pillar.
		Nelson's Pillar was indeed a long-time fixture in Dublin, and if the Spire eventually commands such affection it will have been deemed a huge success.
		It was perhaps Dublins most famous landmark for 158 years, from the time the foundation stone was laid, on the 15th February 1808, up to the time it was blown in half by the IRA on 8th March,1966, at 1:27am.
	www.thespireofdublin.ie /history.htm (271 words)

	RTE News - Final section of Dublin Spire raised
		Dublin's O'Connell Street came to a standstill just before lunchtime as crowds gathered to witness the final section of Dublin's Spire being lowered into place.
		Engineers are waiting to check the structure before announcing the date of the official opening.
		A temporary aviation light has been fixed to the top of the last section and will remain in place for three or four days until the light in the centre of the spire is turned on.
	www.rte.ie /news2/2003/0121/spike.html (169 words)

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		The infamous Dublin Spire with a tour bus in the foreground.
		I was miles back to get the full spire in on my attempt.
		I will never understand why Dublin council were allowed to cut down the many beautiful trees that were on that street, only to replace the century-plus-old trees with a big metal penis.
	inphotos.org /hop-on-hop-off-the-spire (470 words)

	Gabion: Mystic monument: Ian Ritchie's Spire of Dublin. 1/6
		Gabion: Mystic monument: Ian Ritchie's Spire of Dublin.
		On both counts, architect Ian Ritchie's 400-foot high stainless-steel needle, recently erected in the centre of Dublin, is a monument.
		It is officially called "the Spire of Dublin" and unofficially - by all Dubliners - as "the Spike".
	www.hughpearman.com /articles4/spike.html (187 words)

	Dublin Spire, Attractions of Ireland
		The spire has a diameter of 3m (10 ft) at the base, narrowing to 15cm (6 in) at the top.
		Whether they like it or not, all sides agree that it is likely to dominate Dublin's skies for decades if not centuries to come, in the same manner as Nelson Pillar.
		One of Europe's widest streets, it was known as 'Sackville Street' until 1924, when Dublin Corporation renamed it in honour of Daniel O'Connell, a nationalist leader in the early nineteenth century, whose statue stands at the lower end of the street, facing O'Connell Bridge.
	www.magicaljourneys.com /Ireland/ireland-interest-dublin-spire.html (761 words)

	Dublin Spire, Dublin City, Ireland, Central Reservations Attractions
		The Clifton Court hotel is situated in the heart of Dublin City overlooking the River Liffey at O'Connell Bridge close to the Abbey theatre, Trinity College, Temple Bar, Point Theatre and the two premier shopping streets.
		Walton's Hotel is situated in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the top of Parnell Square, minutes from O'Connell Street, Dublin's main thoroughfare.
		Widely known as one of Dublin's oldest hotels, continuously operating since 1809, the Castle Hotel is an elegant and spacious Georgian hotel, offering value for money, comfort and a charming stay in Dublin's most city centre.
	www.centralr.com /attraction.asp?attid=1 (381 words)

	ITT Flygt Headquarter - Washing the Dublin Spire
		Ireland's newest landmark, the Dublin Spire, completed in 2003, includes a facility for washing the upper parts of the 120-metre-high stainless-steel column and removing the run-off water.
		The pump station, situated below ground directly under the column, pumps water up through the column to a level of approximately 100 metres and discharges it out through a single opening and on to a saucer-like trough surrounding the column at this point.
		The wastewater is collected in a gutter at ground level and piped to a sump chamber.
	www.flygt.com /815893.asp (177 words)

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