This list ranks the tallest externally complete buildings and structures in County Dublin, Ireland which stand over 50m tall.

As of December 2023, there are 6 structures over 80 m (260 ft) tall and 14 buildings over 50 m (164 ft) tall. Dublin's tallest structure is Poolbeg power station chimney 2 which is 207.8 m (682 ft) tall while Dublin's tallest building is College Square which is 82 m (269 ft) tall.

List of tallest habitable buildings in Dublin

This list ranks habitable buildings in Dublin that stand more than 50 m (164 ft) tall, based on height by highest architectural feature.

RankNameUseImageHeight (m)Height (ft)FloorsYear builtNotes
1College SquareMixed Use82.1 [1]269212025[2][3]
2Capital DockMixed use79259222018[4][5]
3The Exo BuildingOffice73.8 [6]226172022[7] [8]
4Google DocksOffice65.6 [9]220152010[10][11]
5Castleforbes Block C2Residential60.7199182025[12][13][14]
6Liberty HallOffice60.2[15]195171965[16] [17] [18] [19]
7One George's Quay PlazaOffice59194132002[20] [19] [21]
8Sandyford Central, Block DResidential57187172023[22][23]
9Convention Centre DublinMixed Use5518062010[24][25]
10Boland's Quay 1Mixed Use54177132025[26][27][28][29]
11Moxy Dublin DocklandsHotel[30]52.7173152024[citation needed][31] [32][33]
12Metro Hotel, BallymunHotel52.1171152005[34][35][36]
13Marshall Yards Block D2Residential51.9170152025[37][38][39]
14Castleforbes Block B3C3Residential51.2168152025[40][41][42]
15Alto VetroResidential51167162008[43] [44] [45]

List of tallest churches in Dublin

RankNameUseImageHeight (m)Height (ft)Year of constructionNotes
1John's Lane ChurchChurch70.42301895[46]
2St Patrick's Cathedral, DublinChurch66.42181254 (spire dates to 1749)[47]
3St. George's Church, DublinChurch612001802[48]
4Abbey Presbyterian Church, DublinChurch54.91801864[49]

List of tallest structures in Dublin

RankNameUseImageHeight (m)Height (ft)Year builtNotes
1Poolbeg Generating Station, Chimney 2Chimney207.8682 and 6811978 and 1970[50][51]
2Poolbeg Generating Station, Chimney 1Chimney207.486811970[50][51]
3Three Rock transmitterGuyed Mast152.45002002[52][53][a]
4Spire of DublinMonument1203942002[54] [55]
5Donnybrook transmitterLattice Tower radio transmitter109.7360[56] [57]
6Dublin Airport air traffic control towerAir traffic control tower87.72882020[58] The Republic of Ireland's tallest occupied structure

Approved and under construction

NameHeight (m)FloorsStatusNotes
26 Parkgate Street10230Planning permission granted[59][60]
Tara House (Aqua Vetro)8822Planning permission granted[61]
1/2 Grand Canal Quay64.115Under construction (as of 2023)[62][63]

List of unbuilt buildings

NameHeight (m)Floors above groundNotes
The Watchtower12035Construction had commenced at the time of cessation of the project. The site was later used for The Exo Building.[64][65][66]
Heuston Gate11732[67]Proposed by the Office of Public Works in 2001, as part of an urban renewal project at Military Road near Heuston Station,[68][69] the project had been cancelled by 2008.[70]
U2 Tower7825Construction had commenced at the time of cessation of the project. The site was later used for Capital Dock.[71][72]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The second reference states total height above sea level subtracting the mountain's height gives approximately the same height as first source

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