Capital Tower located in Cardiff, South Wales, otherwise known as Pearl House, is Wales and Cardiff's second tallest structure, standing at 80 metres (262 feet)^[1] (second to the towers at the Millennium Stadium). The 125,000 sq ft 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. Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... Approximate extent of South Wales South Wales (Welsh: ) is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. ... Capital Tower located in Cardiff, South Wales, otherwise known as Pearl House, is Wales and Cardiffs second tallest structure, standing at 80 metres (262 feet)[1] (second to the towers at the Millennium Stadium). ... This article is about the country. ... Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm), is the national stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff, and is used primarily for rugby union and football home internationals. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

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 developers. The book shop, galleries and job centre were replaced by café-bars and the car parks reclad. It was at this time the building received its new name - Capital Tower. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

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