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The Tower, Meridian Quay

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The Tower, Meridian Quay 2015
The Tower, Meridian Quay 2015

The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the tallest building in Wales. 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 United Kingdom in joint place with the Shell Centre in the London Borough of Lambeth.Initially known as Ferrara Tower, it was part of the new £50 million Meridian Quay housing and office development project. Proposals for the project were made in 2004 and construction work began on site in 2006. On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower. The construction company, Carillion, chose not to release his name. A fire broke out on the 20th floor of the tower in April 2008 and took 45 minutes to extinguish. The tower "topped-out" to its full height on 12 September 2008.The tower has 29 storeys, double the number of the previous tallest building in Swansea, the BT Tower. 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 penthouse apartment on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million.

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Trawler Road, Swansea Waterfront

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St. David's Shopping Centre (Swansea)
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