PIERHEAD BUILDING - Since it looks a bit like the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster, people often call it the “Welsh Big Ben.” It was originally the headquarters of the Bute Docks Company, but today it’s part of the Welsh Parliament complex. Since 2010, it’s been open to the public as a museum and is also used for events.

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PIERHEAD BUILDING - The Pierhead Building is a well-known historic building in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It was built in 1897 in a neo-Gothic style and designed by Welsh architect William Frame, who also worked on Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch. The building really stands out because of its red terracotta exterior and its location right by Cardiff Bay.

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A Day in Cardiff

I got up at Stupid O’Clock this morning to catch an early morning plane from Dublin to Cardiff. It was very cold when I  arrived but it soon warmed up and turned into a lovely day.

I had a nice breakfast at Bill’s when I arrived in the City then did tour of the National Museum of Wales where there is an exhibition about the Miners’ Strike of 1984/5, from which this display case caught my attention:

I also had time for a round of Name That Artist (scoring a miserable 3/12, for Sutherland, Ernst, and Magritte).

After that, I took a stroll around Bute Park before heading to my hotel in Cardiff Bay to check in and have a rest before the reason for my visit, an event which will take place here at 7pm:

I won’t be able to blog about that until I get back to Maynooth tomorrow afternoon.

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