Pierhead Building

Pierhead Building
Pierhead Building
Adeilad y Pierhead
General information
Architectural style	French Gothic Renaissance
Location	Cardiff, Wales
Town or city	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Coordinates	51°27′49″N 3°09′48″W / 51.463539°N 3.163389°W
Inaugurated	1897
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Frame
Website
	pierhead.org

The Pierhead Building (Welsh: Adeilad y Pierhead) is a Grade I listed building in Cardiff Bay, Wales. It was built in 1897 as the headquarters for the Bute Dock Company.

The Pierhead Building is part of the estate of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru), which also includes the Senedd building and Tŷ Hywel.^[1] The clock on the building is unofficially known as the "Baby Big Ben"^[2] or the "Big Ben of Wales".^[3]

^ "Annual Report and Statement of Accounts of the Assembly Commission: 2007–08". National Assembly for Wales. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
^ "'Baby Big Ben' clock part returns". BBC News. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
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[1] "Annual Report and Statement of Accounts of the Assembly Commission: 2007–08". National Assembly for Wales. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

[2] "'Baby Big Ben' clock part returns". BBC News. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2008.

[Reopen-3] Cite error: The named reference Reopen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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