The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea,

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. It is the tallest building in

. Standing at 107 m (351 ft), Meridian Quay is the only skyscraper in Wales (buildings over 100 m tall) and one of several high-rises in Swansea. It is the 106th tallest building in the

in joint place with the

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in the London Borough of Lambeth. The tower has 29 storeys, double the number of the previous tallest building in Swansea, the

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. Most of the tower houses residential apartments. The ground floor has a concierge desk which is staffed 24 hours a day, whilst the top three floors form the Grape and Olive restaurant run by the Brains Brewery This was opened following the unsuccessful 290 cover Penthouse restaurant. Press reports stated that the

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on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million. On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower.BBC NEWS , Wales , South West Wales , Tower builder fall man critical
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" to its full height on 12 September 2008.

Gallery

Image:Marina Tower UC Jan 2008.jpg, Tower under construction, January 2008 Image:Marina Tower UC March 2008.jpg, Tower under construction, March 2008 Image:Meridian_quay_tower_may_2008.jpg, Tower under construction, May 2008 Image:Marina Tower June 08.JPG, Tower under construction, June 2008 Image:Meridian_Quay_Tower_Topping_Out.jpg, Tower topping-out, September 2008 Image:Meridian_Tower_Swansea_Skyline.jpg, Completed Tower at dawn, March 2010 Image:Bae Abertawe, Twr Meridian1.JPG, Tower from the breakwater during high tide, September 2010

References

External links

BBC News ArticleSkyscrapernews website page on Meridian QuaySwansea Council planning approval for Meridian QuayFatal accident at the tower
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