architectural landmark

This is Henry Street in Dublin, which has at one end an enormous spike, the Dublin Spire. It was planted in O'Connell St. in 2002 and completed in 2003. It's just visible at the centre of the picture. It replaced a much older monument, Nelson's Pillar (1808), which was blown up by republicans in 1966. To my eyes it is just about the most beautiful structure to appear in Dublin since the war. This may not be saying much given the repulsiveness of most recent architecture in the city, but it is a truly lovely example of art for art's sake, and a welcome relief from stuffy old monuments to famous men and events. I gather it's 120 metres tall and 3 metres wide at the base, tapering to 15 centimetres on top, but one hardly needs this information to know that it's the tallest structure in the low-rise city.