Cardiff Bay

The Pierhead Building (Welsh: Adeilad y Pierhead) is a Grade I listed building in Cardiff Bay, Wales. One of Cardiff's most familiar landmarks, it was built in 1897 as the headquarters for the Bute Dock Company, and was designed by the English architect William Frame.

Incorporating a French-Gothic Renaissance theme, the Pierhead boasts details such as hexagonal chimneys, carved friezes, gargoyles, and a highly ornamental and distinctive clock tower. Its exterior is finished in glazed terracotta blocks supplied at the end of the 19th century by J. C. Edwards & Co. of Acrefair, near Ruabon in Wrexham County Borough;

The clock on the building is unofficially known as the "Baby Big Ben" or the "Big Ben of Wales".

The Senedd building is to the right of the Pierhead Building with Wales Millennium Centre in the background

Courtesy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierhead_Building