Pierhead Building, Cardiff

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Limited Edition:

195

Image size:

30 x 30cms (paper size 35.5 x 35cms approx)

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£80

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The Grade 1 listed Pierhead Building of the National Assembly for Wales is situated near to the Senedd building and the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It is one of the most familiar landmarks in Cardiff. It was built in 1897 and designed by William Frame. William Burges was Frame's mentor, Burges was the architect of Castell Coch and some of the more recent elements of Cardiff Castle. The Pierhead Building replaced the Bute Dock Company HQ which was destroyed by fire in 1892.

The Pierhead Building has a French Gothic Renaissance theme consisting of gargoyles, hexagonal shaped chimneys, carved friezes and it's ornamental clock tower. Glazed terracotta blocks finish the exterior of the building. The Pierhead Building was given the status of a Grade One listed building because of it's outstanding features and it's part in the evolution of Cardiff and industrial Wales. In 1947 the Pierhead Building became the administrative office for the Port of Cardiff, today it is the Visitor and Education Centre for the National Assembly for Wales, "The Assembly at the Pierhead".

David Day's painting of the Pierhead Building features the Wales Millennium Centre in the background. The unique and spectacular Wales Millennium Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru), is an arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales, locally it is know as the Armadillo.

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