The pattern applied by bead blasting the steel through rubber stencil masks whose patterns created by water jet cutting based on core sample drawings supplied by the contractor. The pattern around the base of the Spire is based on a core sample of rock formation taken from the ground where the spire stands and the DNA double helix. The steel underwent shot peening to alter the quality of light reflected from it. It features two tuned mass dampers, designed by engineers Arup, to counteract sway. It is an elongated cone of diameter 3 m (9.8 ft) at the base, narrowing to 15 cm (5.9 in) at the top. The first section, installed on 18 December 2002. Furthermore, the construction of the sculpture delayed because of the difficulty in obtaining planning permission and environmental regulations. The Spire consists of eight hollow stainless steel cone sections, the longest being 20 m (66 ft), installed on 21 January 2003. Descriptionĭesigned by Ian Ritchie Architects, who sought an “Elegant and dynamic simplicity bridging art and technology”.
It is less than a 10-minute walk away from the Dublin Citi Hotel.
The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Monument of Light (Irish: An Túr Solais), is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height located on the site of the former Nelson’s Pillar on O’Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland.
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