Capital Tower, Cardiff

Capital Tower located in Cardiff, Wales, otherwise known as Pearl House and completed in 1967, is the second tallest structure in Wales, standing at 80 metres (262 ft) to roof height, slightly taller than Stadium House, which stands at 78 metres to roof height. Inclusion of the antenna however gives Stadium House a pinnacle height of 120 metres, [ [http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=223 Building - 223 - BT Stadium House - Cardiff ] ] nearly 30 metres taller than the four masts at the adjacent Millennium Stadium.

Capital lost its title of tallest structure in Wales when Meridian Quay in Swansea was topped out on 12 September 2008. There are proposals for Cardiff Bay that will see the title of tallest building moving back to Cardiff. The Mayor of Cardiff said the way forward for Cardiff is upwards to give it a more major 'international-city feeling'.

The convert|125000|sqft|m2|abbr=on tower was bought on 25 November 2002 for £17.4 million by Aberdeen Property Investors from the Raven Group. The building which houses several key clients including Admiral Insurance and regional government bodies has a varied past. A job centre, bookshop and galleries were built on the lower floors. However, in 1998, this was all swept away and replaced by a new set of developments. The book shop, galleries and job centre were replaced by café-bars and the car parks re clad. It was at this time the building received its new name - Capital Tower.

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