Editing Cardiff Bay (section)

==Notable buildings==
{{see also|Listed buildings in Cardiff Bay}}
[[File:Pierhead Building and Senedd, Cardiff Bay.jpg|thumb|Pierhead Building (left) and the Senedd building (right)]]

===St David's Hotel===
The [[St David's Hotel & Spa]] is a [[hotel rating|5-star luxury]] [[hotel]] with commanding views of the bay and Penarth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stdavidshotelcardiff.co.uk/ |title=The St Davids Hotel and Spa |publisher=Stdavidshotelcardiff.co.uk |access-date=2013-09-30}}</ref> Built by Rocco Forte in 2000, the hotel was sold in 2007, to Principal-Haley hotels.

===The Pierhead Building===
The [[Pierhead Building|Pierhead]] was built in 1897 and designed by [[William Frame]], who studied under [[William Burges]]<ref>{{Citation |last=BBC |title=Cardiff Bay – Pierhead |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/pierhead.shtml |access-date=28 April 2008 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=24 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124184318/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/panoramics/pages/pierhead.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>  It was formerly the headquarters of the [[Bute Docks|Bute Dock Company]], later the Cardiff Railway Company, and then the head office for the [[Great Western Railway]]. Today it is part of the [[Senedd estate]] and is used as an event and conference venue, it is also a [[Grade I listed buildings in Cardiff|Grade I listed building]].

===Senedd building===
The [[Senedd building]] is the building that hosts the [[Senedd]]'s debating chamber and committee rooms.

===Wales Millennium Centre===
[[File:Wales Millennium Centre 16-08-2005.jpg|thumb|The Wales Millennium Centre, seen from Roald Dahl Plass]]

The [[Wales Millennium Centre]] is home to the [[Welsh National Opera]].

===Norwegian Church===
{{details|Norwegian Church, Cardiff}}
[[File:Norwegian Church Cardiff Bay.jpg|thumb|Norwegian Church from the water]]
The [[Norwegian Church, Cardiff|Norwegian Church Arts Centre]], is a rescued historic wooden church that was rebuilt in 1992 and operates as a registered self funded non-profit charity. It is managed by [[Cardiff Harbour Authority]] and is as a venue for small concerts, art exhibitions, conferences, meetings and celebrations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norwegianchurchcardiff.com/content.asp |title=Home, Welcome, Croeso, Velkommen |publisher=Norwegian Church Cardiff |access-date=2013-09-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423111113/http://www.norwegianchurchcardiff.com/content.asp |archive-date=23 April 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

When living in Cardiff as a child, famous children's author [[Roald Dahl]] attended this church.

===Craft in the Bay===

A refurbished Victorian dockside building houses [[Craft in the Bay]], the home of the Makers Guild in Wales.

===Techniquest===
[[Techniquest]] is an educational science & discovery centre, which also includes a science theatre and planetarium.

===Roald Dahl Plass===
[[File:Mermaid Quay Cardiff Bay 001.jpg|thumb|Mermaid Quay]]

[[Roald Dahl Plass]] is a large open amphitheatre style plaza frequently used as a venue for carnivals and festivals all year round.

===Mermaid Quay===
[[Mermaid Quay]] comprises a mix of restaurants, bars, cafés, shops and services located on the waterfront.

===The Tube (Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre)===
{{details|Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre (The Tube)}}	 	 
Dismantled in 2010, this unique building "single-handedly put Cardiff on the architectural map",<ref>{{cite news
 | first = Fiona
 | last = Sturges
 | title = The 50 BEST BUILDINGS OF THE NINETIES
 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-50-best-the-best-buildings-of-the-nineties-1175777.html
 | work = [[The Independent]]
 | date = 3 October 1998
 | access-date = 18 March 2012
}}</ref>
housing exhibitions and visitor information.