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Construction begins on Cardiff hotel

Construction has started on a new hotel in the centre of Cardiff.

Piling has started on the building that will replace the Central Hotel which burned down in 2003.

The site is situated next to the Cardiff Central railway station in close proximation to the Sleeperz Hotel and Travelodge.

The hotel will be Maldron Hotels operated 214 bedroom building with shops and retail units on the ground and first floors.

This is how the site looked on Sunday 6 June:

The Pinnacle

There have been a couple of new renders of the Pinnacle posted on the Skyscraper Forum website.

The renders show the upper floors in more detail including the restaurants and the viewing deck set to become the highest in the UK.

The Pinnacle, also known as the Bishopgate Tower, is currently under construction in the City of London.

It is set to be 288m and 63 floors high when completed in 2012, and is one of three major skyscraper projects in central London alongside Heron Tower and the Shard.

The site on which the Pinnacle will stand was cleared in mid-2007 and construction started in March 2009.