Cardiff City Centre Photos

Cardiff City Centre, with its pedestrianized streets, is filled with late 19thC buildings, including glass roofed shopping arcades and the Market building which date from the same era.

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Clock tower on Cardiff City Hall & Ladysmith-Kimberly statue to memory of Welshmen who died during the Boer War in South Africa, sculpted by Albert Toft. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of highest section of clock tower with gilded dials on Cardiff City Hall. Cardiff, Wales.Cardiff City Hall constructed of Portland stone & built about the same time as Cardiff received its city charter. Cardiff, Wales.Sign for Cardiff City Hall in English & Welsh. Cardiff, Wales.
Clock tower on Cardiff City Hall (1906) & Ladysmith-Kimberly statue (c1909) to memory of Welshmen who died during the Boer War in South Africa, sculpted by Albert Toft. Cardiff, Wales.Detail of highest section of clock tower (1906) with gilded dials on Cardiff City Hall. Cardiff, Wales.Cardiff City Hall (1906) constructed of Portland stone & built about the same time as Cardiff received its city charter (1905). Cardiff, Wales. Style: Edwardian Baroque. Architect: Lanchester, Stewart & Rickards.Sign for Cardiff City Hall in English & Welsh. Cardiff, Wales.
Dome of Cardiff City Hall topped by Welsh dragon sculpted by Henry Charles Fehr. Cardiff, Wales.Profile of Welsh dragon on top of Cardiff City Hall dome. Cardiff, Wales.Cardiff Crown Court designed to complement the nearby Cardiff City Hall. Cardiff, Wales.Bay window detail of Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.
Dome of Cardiff City Hall topped by Welsh dragon (1904) sculpted by Henry Charles Fehr. Cardiff, Wales.Profile of Welsh dragon on top of Cardiff City Hall dome. Cardiff, Wales.Cardiff Crown Court (1906) designed to complement the nearby Cardiff City Hall. Cardiff, Wales. Style: Edwardian Baroque. Architect: Lanchester, Stewart & Rickards.Bay window detail of Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.
Statuary with motto "Unity And Patriotism" on Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.Red Welsh dragon adorning Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.Profile of red Welsh dragon adorning Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.Gwilym Williams of Miskin statue by Sir William Goscombe outside Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.
Statuary with motto "Unity And Patriotism" on Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.Red Welsh dragon adorning Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.Profile of red Welsh dragon adorning Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.Gwilym Williams of Miskin statue (1906-10) by Sir William Goscombe outside Cardiff Crown Court. Cardiff, Wales.
Modern buildings viewed from Cathays Park area of Cardiff. Cardiff, Wales.Pedestrian Mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Heritage building in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Row of heritage buildings on pedestrian mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Modern buildings viewed from Cathays Park area of Cardiff. Cardiff, Wales.Pedestrian Mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Heritage building in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Row of heritage buildings on pedestrian mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Castle Arcade building on pedestrian mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Interior of glass roofed Castle Arcade in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Shops & restaurants in glass roofed Castle Arcade building in City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Ornate facade on High St. Arcade building in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Castle Arcade building (1887) on pedestrian mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Interior of glass roofed Castle Arcade in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Shops & restaurants in glass roofed Castle Arcade building in City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Ornate facade on High St. Arcade building (1885) in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Inside High St. Arcade building in Cardiff Castle Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Pedestrian mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Sail-like structural support of Principality Stadium viewed from pedestrian mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.St John the Baptist Church as viewed from Church St in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Inside High St. Arcade building in Cardiff Castle Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Pedestrian mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Sail-like structural support of Principality Stadium viewed from pedestrian mall in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.St John the Baptist Church (1180, last reconstructed 19th C) as viewed from Church St in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Perpendicular tower of St John the Baptist Church in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Perpendicular tower surmounted with open gothic pinnacles of St John the Baptist Church in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Cardiff Market building in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Entrance to Cardiff Market by Andrew Handyside & Co. in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Perpendicular tower (14thC) of St John the Baptist Church in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Perpendicular tower surmounted with open gothic pinnacles of St John the Baptist Church in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Cardiff Market building (1891) in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Entrance to Cardiff Market by Andrew Handyside & Co. in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Fresh fish on sale at Cardiff Market in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Shoppers in glassed roofed Cardiff Market in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Waterstones bookstore in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.The Corner House Pub & Restaurant on Caroline St in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Fresh fish on sale at Cardiff Market in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Shoppers in glassed roofed Cardiff Market in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Waterstones bookstore in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.The Corner House Pub & Restaurant on Caroline St in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Duke of Wellington building , former Post Office, in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Alliance sculpture, where hoop contains liquid which rises & falls with movement of the tide, by Jean-Bernard Metais on Hayes Place in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Alliance sculpture by Jean-Bernard Metais with Cardiff Library in background on Hayes Place in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Alliance sculpture by Jean-Bernard Metais next to Cardiff Library on Hayes Place in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Duke of Wellington building (1882), former Post Office, in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Alliance (2009) sculpture, where hoop contains liquid which rises & falls with movement of the tide, by Jean-Bernard Metais on Hayes Place in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Alliance (2009) sculpture by Jean-Bernard Metais with Cardiff Library in background on Hayes Place in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Alliance (2009) sculpture by Jean-Bernard Metais next to Cardiff Library on Hayes Place in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.
Alliance sculpture, where hoop contains liquid which rises & falls with movement of the tide, by Jean-Bernard Metais on Hayes Place in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Red Welsh dragon sculpture at Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.

Alliance (2009) sculpture, where hoop contains liquid which rises & falls with movement of the tide, by Jean-Bernard Metais on Hayes Place in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.Red Welsh dragon sculpture (c1993) at Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff City Centre. Cardiff, Wales.


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