Belfast

Pictures taken in Belfast on our Summer Holiday 2015 in Ireland
Belfast Coat of Arms The current Belfast Coat of Arms dates from 30 June 1890 when the Ulster King of Arms made a Grant of Arms to the new city of Belfast. The motto Pro tanto quid retribuamus comes from Psalm CXVI. The precise origins and meanings of the symbols contained on the Coat of Arms are unknown. But images such as the bell, the seahorse, the ship and the chained wolf were all used by 17th-century Belfast merchants on their signs and coinage. The seahorse, which is used twice, shows the maritime importance of Belfast, as does the ship at the base of the shield. The name Belfast also originates from the Gaelic Beal Feirste, which means mouth of the river. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Rise Rise (also unofficially known as the Balls of the Falls, Belfast Ball, Westicle and Broadway Junction Art Piece[, is a concept £400,000 public art spherical metal sculpture by Wolfgang Buttress. It is 37.5 metres high and 30 metres wide and was constructed in early 2011 in the centre of the Broadway roundabout, at the junction of the Westlink and M1 motorway, a main gateway to the city where (as of 2009) more than 80,000 cars on average flow past it each day. : 2015, Belfast, Nokia 808, Northern Ireland, Pohjois-Irlanti, art, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, taide, travel Titanic experience Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction and a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard in the city's Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was built. It tells the stories of the ill-fated Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank during her maiden voyage in 1912, and her sister ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic. The building contains more than 12,000 square metres of floor space, most of which is occupied by a series of galleries, plus private function rooms and community facilities. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Drydock location Here were Olympic and Titanic built, on Harland & Wolff Ltd in Belfast. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
RMS Titanic model The RMS Titanic, the largest ship afloat at the time it entered service, was the second of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, and was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast with Thomas Andrews as her naval architect. Andrews was among those lost in the sinking. On her maiden voyage, she carried 2,224 passengers and crew. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel RMS Titanic First class cabin : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel RMS Titanic First Class staircase, known as the Grand Staircase or Grand Stairway. This descended through seven decks of the ship, from the Boat Deck to E deck in the elegant style depicted in photographs and movies, and then as a more functional and less elegant staircase from there down to F deck. It was capped with a dome of wrought iron and glass that admitted natural light. Each landing off the staircase gave access to ornate entrance halls lit by gold-plated light fixtures. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel RMS Titanic The bridge and wheelhouse were at the forward end, in front of the captain's and officers' quarters. The bridge stood 8 feet (2.4 m) above the deck, extending out to either side so that the ship could be controlled while docking. The wheelhouse stood directly behind and above the bridge. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
RMS Titanic Third Class (also commonly referred to as Steerage) accommodations aboard Titanic were not as luxurious as First Class, but even so were better than on many other ships of the time. They reflected the improved standards which the White Star Line had adopted for trans-Atlantic immigrant and lower-class travel. While other ships provided only open berth sleeping arrangements, White Star Line vessels provided their Third Class passengers with private, small but comfortable cabins capable of accommodating two, four, six, eight and ten passengers. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel RMS Titanic Third Class (also commonly referred to as Steerage) accommodations aboard Titanic were not as luxurious as First Class, but even so were better than on many other ships of the time. They reflected the improved standards which the White Star Line had adopted for trans-Atlantic immigrant and lower-class travel. While other ships provided only open berth sleeping arrangements, White Star Line vessels provided their Third Class passengers with private, small but comfortable cabins capable of accommodating two, four, six, eight and ten passengers. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel SS Nomadic SS Nomadic is a steamship of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 in Belfast. She was built as a tender to RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, and is the only surviving White Star Line vessel afloat today. Nomadic is of steel construction, with steel frames, beams, bulkheads and riveted hull plating. She had four working decks with various hold spaces beneath. She could carry up to 1,000 passengers when fully loaded. Passenger accommodation consisted of lower and upper deck passenger lounges and open deck areas on the bridge and flying bridge decks. The vessel was divided into first and second class passenger areas, with first class passengers enjoying the fore areas of the ship. A small area in the aft end of the lower deck was assigned for overspill of third-class passengers from SS Traffic. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel SS Nomadic Deck view : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
SS Nomadic Wheel deck and barren controls of the ship : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Builder's tag Harland & Wolff mark on SS Nomadic : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel SS Nomadic Interior of SS Nomadic : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel SS Nomadic Interior of SS Nomadic : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
SS Nomadic Interior of SS Nomadic : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel SS Nomadic Interior of SS Nomadic : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel SS Nomadic Interior of SS Nomadic : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel SS Nomadic Interior of SS Nomadic : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Harland & Wolff HQ This three-storey office block in sandstone and brick was built in stages between c.1900-1919. The building was the administration and drawing office centre for the world famous Harland & Wolff shipyard. The offices of Lord Pirrie, Thomas Andrews and Alexander Carlisle were also located in this building. The Headquarters building remained in use by Harland & Wolff until October 1989. However now owned by Titanic Quarter Ltd, it represents the ‘jewel in the crown' in the regeneration of the 185 acre Titanic Quarter development site. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Drawing Offices The oldest sections of the building appear to be the two former Drawing Offices, which retain a cathedral-like atmosphere. Although the building contains a number of other drawing offices e.g. the Admiralty Drawing Office, it is the association of the two grand ground floor Drawing Offices with the production of both the concept design and detailed construction drawings for RMS Titanic & Olympic for which it is best known. The building was the hub of the Harland & Wolff empire which at its peak had over 50,000 employees in the UK - 30,000 in Belfast. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Richardson & Owden's Warehouse W. H. Lynn's stately brownstone warehouse for Richardson Sons and Owden (1869) seems every inch an Italian Palazzo office block in the Ruskinian -Venetian mode (in fact, it is currently the front part of Marks and Spenser's). Its immaculate Mansard roof was restored after the original fell victim to the German blitz on May 1941 that levelled warehouses along the docks and destroyed the City Hall's Banqueting Hall. C. E. B. Brett terms the edifice Lynn's "most successful achievement, and certainly his most successful venture into the realms of commerce". The firm for whom No. 1 Donegall Square North was built, Richardson Sons and Owden, were linen merchants. Just prior to World War II, the building was acquired by the Belfast Water Board, but the entire interior was gutted in the blitz and had to be restored at considerable cost. http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/misc/34.html : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel 2 Chichester Street A small building, at the corner of Chichester Street and Callender Street, built in 1894 to s design by Samuel Stevenson. For many years occupied by Payne’s merchant and ladies' tailor. Reputedly the first building in Belfast lit by electricity it was, in more recent times, the offices of the Bradford and Bingley. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Belfast City Hall Plans for the City Hall began in 1888 when Belfast was awarded city status by Queen Victoria. This was in recognition of Belfast's rapid expansion and thriving linen, rope-making, shipbuilding and engineering industries. During this period Belfast briefly overtook Dublin as the most populous city in Ireland. Construction began in 1898 under the supervision of architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and was completed in 1906 at a cost of £369,000. Belfast Corporation (now the council) used their profits from the gas industry to pay for the construction of Belfast City Hall. Local firms H&J Martin and WH Stephens were among the companies involved in construction. James G. Gamble, architect, was the clerk of works. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Belfast City Hall Plans for the City Hall began in 1888 when Belfast was awarded city status by Queen Victoria. This was in recognition of Belfast's rapid expansion and thriving linen, rope-making, shipbuilding and engineering industries. During this period Belfast briefly overtook Dublin as the most populous city in Ireland. Construction began in 1898 under the supervision of architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and was completed in 1906 at a cost of £369,000. Belfast Corporation (now the council) used their profits from the gas industry to pay for the construction of Belfast City Hall. Local firms H&J Martin and WH Stephens were among the companies involved in construction. James G. Gamble, architect, was the clerk of works. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Robinson & Cleaver warehouse Young and MacKenzie built their new store at the corner of Donegall Place and Donegall Square North, making ‘dramatic use of its advantageous corner site’. Originally a linen warehouse, the building had six storeys, a clock tower, ogee copper domes, and a flock of Donatello cherubs carved by Harry Helms of Exeter. Also featured were the 50 stone heads of the firm’s supposed patrons, including Queen Victoria, the Emperor and Empress of Germany, Lady Dufferin, and General Washington, plus symbolic references to distant marketplaces. The Victorian building was finished in 1888. The high-class store was very choosy in the selection of its staff. Staff knew their clientele, and stressed personal service, with customers regularly notified of new items. Known as ‘the old lady,’ the store was noted for its attractive window displays and outstanding seasonal decorations. It also contained a magnificent marble staircase. Despite extensive renovations in 1963, Robinson and Cleaver closed down in 1984 and its famous staircase was auctioned. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Scottish Provident Institute The Scottish Provident Institution building was built in sections between 1897 and 1902 with a design by Young & Mackenzie. The building is made from Giffnoch sandstone with some details, such as the crest in the pediment, made from bronze. It has six floors and an an attic storey with access to the roof. The third, fourth and fifth floors are lined with Corintian style columns. The central bay is bowed and engraved upon it are four panels with carvings reperesenting Belfast's main industries at the time the building was erected - printing, ropemaking, shipbuilding, and spinning. On either side of the pediment there is a sphinx facing the side of the building, and infront of it are four dolphins with open mouths facing east. The dolphins and the sphinges are all bronze. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Belfast Municipal Technical Institute Construction of the new Technical College by W. J. Campbell & Sons began in November 1902 and lasted four years. Construction work, to a design by S. Stevenson, required 2,756 forty-foot wooden piles and 4,500,000 bricks. In 1904, with three of the four floors completed, a decision was taken to extend the building by adding a fifth floor to accommodate the School of Art. With alterations, the costs would rise initially from £57,000 to £81,000 - and on completion the final cost was £100,000. The building opened to students in 1906 and the following year in October 1907 a formal opening ceremony was held in the Central Hall. When it opened the building was one of the first in Belfast with electricity, and phones were fitted throughout. The building even had its own radio station for communications with ships and every room had a centrally controlled clock. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Grand Opera House The Grand Opera House is designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham. It opened on 23 December 1895. It was renamed the Palace of Varieties in 1904, although it reverted to its original name in 1909. Variety programmes dominated in the 1920s and 1930s and the theatre saw performances by Gracie Fields, Will Fyffe and Harry Lauder. It became a repertory theatre during World War II and at the celebrations to mark the end of the war, Eisenhower, Montgomery and Alanbrooke attended gala performances at the theatre. The Grand Opera House was acquired by the Rank Organisation, which led to its use as a cinema between 1961 and 1972. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Ulster Hall Built in 1859 and opened in 1862, the hall's purpose was to provide the expanding city of Belfast with a multi-purpose venue of sufficient size. It was designed by William J. Barre (also responsible for the Albert Clock) for the Ulster Hall Company. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Lamppost A decorative lamp post outside of Ulster Hall in Belfast, Ireland (cir. 1859-1862). The lamp post shows some distinctive Masonic carvings of cherubs wearing Masonic aprons, and holding a bible, trowel, ruler, a set of compasses, and what appears to be a replica of Noah's Ark as well. These are appreciated as the handiwork of Bro. William J. Barre (1830-1867); member of Union Masonic Lodge# 23, and the Royal Institute of Architects. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
St. Malachy's Church On November 3, 1841, the feast of Saint Malachy, the foundation stone for Saint Malachy's Church was laid. The Church was designed by Thomas Jackson of Waterford and it is in the ecclesiastical style of the Tudor period. It is cruciform in shape, 34m long, 15.5m wide and 12m high. The original High Altar, Pulpit and Altar Rails were of Irish Oak however they were replaced with marble when the Church was renovated in 1926. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Clarence House Nos. 4 - 10 May Street is a two-storey Venetian Gothic building in polychrome brick by Lanyon Lynn & Lanyon (1865 - 67). The building was originally Diocesan Offices, a hall, reading rooms and offices for the Church of Ireland Young Men's Society. Redeveloped to office accommodation for Lambert Smith Hampton in 1986 by Barrie Todd. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel General Assembly's Offices A two-storey red brick building with basement and a four storey section to rear on Montgomery Street. Originally the General Assembly's Offices and now occupied by John Ross & Co auctioneers. Completed c.1875. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Buffaloes escaping Funny delivery lorry side image. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Assembly Buildings Built in 1905 as the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Assembly Buildings Conference Centre is one of the most impressive buildings in Belfast’s city centre. Designed in the architectural style of a Scottish baronial castle, the gothic structure boasts a 40m high clock tower, a bell tower housing Belfast’s only operational peal of 12 bells, and several exquisite stain glass windows. For almost 80 years the Assembly Buildings, or Church House, as it was then exclusively known, operated entirely as the headquarters and General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. In 1992, however, after its first significant refurbishment, the building took on a commercial persona, providing both a retail facility, Spires Mall, on the ground floor and offering the majestic Main Hall as an outside conference venue. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Assembly Buildings Built in 1905 as the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Assembly Buildings Conference Centre is one of the most impressive buildings in Belfast’s city centre. Designed in the architectural style of a Scottish baronial castle, the gothic structure boasts a 40m high clock tower, a bell tower housing Belfast’s only operational peal of 12 bells, and several exquisite stain glass windows. For almost 80 years the Assembly Buildings, or Church House, as it was then exclusively known, operated entirely as the headquarters and General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. In 1992, however, after its first significant refurbishment, the building took on a commercial persona, providing both a retail facility, Spires Mall, on the ground floor and offering the majestic Main Hall as an outside conference venue. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Hotel Europa The Europa Hotel is known as the "most bombed hotel in Europe" and the "most bombed hotel in the world" after having suffered 28 bomb attacks during the Troubles. The hotel, designed by architects Sydney Kaye, Eric Firkin & Partners, opened in July 1971. It was built on the site of the former Great Northern Railway station and stands 51 metres high. During The Troubles, the hotel, where most journalists covering the Troubles stayed, was known as Europe’s most bombed hotel, earning the name "the Hardboard Hotel". The hotel was blown up by the Provisional IRA in 1993 and damaged so badly that it sold for only £4.4m. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel The Crown The Crown Liquor Saloon is a pub located in Great Victoria Street. Refurbished to a high standard in 1885, it is an outstanding example of a Victorian gin palace, and is one of Northern Ireland's best-known pubs. Originally opened by Felix O'Hanlon and known as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Flanagan. Flanagan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885. The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Flanagan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
The Crown The Crown Liquor Saloon is a pub located in Great Victoria Street. Refurbished to a high standard in 1885, it is an outstanding example of a Victorian gin palace, and is one of Northern Ireland's best-known pubs. Originally opened by Felix O'Hanlon and known as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Flanagan. Flanagan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885. The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Flanagan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel The Crown The Crown Liquor Saloon is a pub located in Great Victoria Street. Refurbished to a high standard in 1885, it is an outstanding example of a Victorian gin palace, and is one of Northern Ireland's best-known pubs. Originally opened by Felix O'Hanlon and known as The Railway Tavern, the pub was then bought by Michael Flanagan. Flanagan's son Patrick renamed and renovated the pub in 1885. The Crown owes its elaborate tiling, stained glass and woodwork to the Italian craftsmen whom Flanagan persuaded to work on the pub after hours. These craftsmen were brought to Ireland to work on the many new churches being built in Belfast at the time. It was this high standard of work that gave the Crown the reputation of being one of the finest Victorian Gin Palaces of its time. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Telephone House Telephone House, Belfast's central telephone exchange, is a mamoth building of six stories standing at the corner of Cromac Street and May Street. It has a base of granite quarried in the Mourne Mountains, the superstructure is of silver grey bricks. Over four hundred concrete piles were sunk on the site under pressure to an average depth of forty two feet. Above these a concrete raft was constructed in order that the building should have secure foundations. The building was constructed in 1932 - 34. The architect was T. F. O. Rippingham under R. I. Smyth, the contractors were Stewart and Partners. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Beacon of Hope The Thanksgiving Statue is a public art metal sculpture by Andy Scott 19.5 metres high constructed in 2007 in Thanksgiving Square in Belfast. As with other public works of art in Ireland the sculpture has been given several nicknames. These include the Beacon of Hope, Nuala with the Hula (credited to Gerard Doyle), the Belle on the Ball and the Thing with the Ring : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Albert Memorial Clock In 1865 a competition for the design of a memorial to Queen Victoria's late Prince Consort, Prince Albert, was won by W. J. Barre, who had earlier designed Belfast's Ulster Hall. Initially Barre was not awarded his prize and the contract was secretly given to Lanyon, Lynn, and Lanyon, who had come second. Following public outcry the contract was eventually awarded to Barre. The sandstone memorial was constructed between 1865 and 1869 by Fitzpatrick Brothers builders and stands 34m tall in a mix of French and Italian Gothic styles. The base of the tower features flying buttresses with heraldic lions. A statue of the Prince in the robes of a Knight of the Garter stands on the western side of the tower and was sculpted by SF Lynn. A two tonne bell is housed in the tower and the clock was made by Francis Moore of High Street, Belfast. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Painting on the wall This colourful painting is to be found on 31 Donegall Street : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel ICTU Irish Congress of Trade Unions building with a very colourful end. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Belfast Telegraph The Belfast Evening Telegraph developed a four storey red brick and Dumfries red sandstone building at 124 - 136 Royal Avenue in 1886. The building was designed by Henry Seaver and built by H & J Martin at the corner with Library Street. The building was extended by McLaughlin & Harvey in 1907, James Hogg & Sons in 1911 and again by an unknown contractor in 1926. Each extension was designed by the original architect, Henry Seaver. Between 1982 - 1983 the Belfast Telegraph developed an extension on the adjacent site at 138 - 144 Royal Avenue. The extended building at the corner with Donegall Street was designed by Ferguson & McIlveen Architects and built at a cost of £6m. The extension was built in glazed curtain-walling and blank exposed aggregate panels. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Music Kid Another nice wall painting found in Belfast. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Castle Buildings Castle Buildings was completed in 1905 and extended in 1907 to a design by Blackwood and Jury. The upper floors feature an art noveau frieze designed by Percy Jury. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Bank Buildings The original use of the building was as a bank. Built in 1787 and designed by Sir Robert Taylor. Since the four founders of the bank all had the first name of John (Brown, Ewing, Hamilton and Holmes), the bank was called The Bank of the Four Johns. By the turn of the 1800s the bank had collapsed and the buildings became the residence of the bishop of Down and Connor, Rev. Dr. William Dickson. The building was then converted into a shop in 1805. Also around this time, the area in front of the Bank Buildings was also used to execute criminals before this practice came to an end in 1816. In 1853, the store was to become home to a wholesale drapery firm. Founded by businessmen William Robertson and Henry Hawkins (Waterford), J. C. Ledlie (Cork), and Robert Ferguson (Belfast), the business soon expanded and became a commercial department store. On April 9 1975, three bombs were detonated inside Bank Buildings. The resulting fire extensively damaged the building. Refurbishments were carried out in 1979 and after 18 months the new owners, Primark Stores Limited established a store. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel St. George's Market There has been a Friday market on the St George’s site since 1604. The present award-winning St George’s Market, built between 1890 and 1896, is one of Belfast’s oldest attractions. As well as being home to some of the finest fresh produce, with customers travelling near and far to sample the delights of Friday, Saturday and Sunday markets, it has become one of the city's most popular places to visit. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Waterfront Hall The Waterfront Hall is a multi-purpose facility, designed by local architects' firm Robinson McIlwaine. Practice partner Peter McGuckin was the project architect. The hall is located in Lanyon Place, the flagship development of the Laganside Corporation. The development is named after the architect Charles Lanyon. Planning for the building began 1989, with the hall being completed in 1997 for the sum of £32 million. The main circular Auditorium seats 2,241 and is based on the Berlin Philharmonic Hall designed by Hans Scharoun. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Queen's Bridge It was officially opened in 1849 by Queen Victoria replacing the Long Bridge. Many versions of the Long Bridge were destroyed during the eighteenth century and nineteenth century, and a more permanent structure had become necessary : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Big Fish The Big Fish also called the Bigfish is a printed ceramic mosaic sculpture by John Kindness 10 metres long constructed in 1999 in Donegall Quay. The outer skin of the fish is a cladding of ceramic tiles decorated with texts and images relating to the history of Belfast. Material from Tudor times to present day newspaper headlines are included along with contributions from Belfast school children. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Big Fish The Big Fish also called the Bigfish is a printed ceramic mosaic sculpture by John Kindness 10 metres long constructed in 1999 in Donegall Quay. The outer skin of the fish is a cladding of ceramic tiles decorated with texts and images relating to the history of Belfast. Material from Tudor times to present day newspaper headlines are included along with contributions from Belfast school children. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
Sammy the Seal A number of public art works and sculptures are included throughout the park. Sammy the Seal is the nickname of a sea-lion (s) that frequent the estuary of Belfast Lough where the River Lagan meets the Irish Sea. When developing the aesthetic of Donegal Quay, amongst the last quays open to the Public in Belfast’s Riverside regeneration, it was important to the leading Urban Landscape Designer Anthony McGuigan from landscape architects The Paul Hogarth Company, that Sammy played a part in his vision for the street-scape. Today, Sammy can be seen rising from ‘a sea’ of granite paving and setts supplied by Hardscape Ireland. That ‘sea’ was made up from a blend of select, high technical quality granites. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Customs House Customs House designed by Sir Charles Lanyon (1813-1889). 1856. Although most online sources in Northern Ireland attribute the building to Lanyon, one credits Samuel Ferris. Both 1856 and 1857 are given as the building's date. The Customs House in the High Italian Renaissance or "Palazzo" style is the finest neoclassical building in Belfast. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Customs House T. Fitzpatrick's Pediment: Britannia, Neptune, and Mercury. The three figures represent the U. K., the oceans it rules, and commerce. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel The Exchange and Assembly Rooms Of the many commercial buildings that reflect life in 18th century Belfast the one that stands out the most is the Exchange and Assembly Rooms, until recently the Northern Bank. It stands on the corner of North St and Waring St. 1769 -- The Earl of Donegall, an absentee landlord, celebrating the birth of his son George Augustus, paid £4,000 for the building of a single storey building called "The Exchange " 1776 --The Earl added a second storey, designed by the distinguished London architect Sir Robert Taylor, known as "the Assembly Rooms". This new addition cost the Earl £7,000, but being one of the biggest landlords in Ireland and the owner of the town of Belfast he could well afford it. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel
St. Anne's Cathedral St. Anne's occupies the site of an old parish church in the Georgian style. The architect Sir Thomas Drew chose to work in the Victorian Gothic manner, complete with Rose Window, square tower, and ribbed stone roof. After publication of his prospectus, he simplified the original plans, adopting a Romanesque style with wooden ceiling. The demolition of the former church in 1898 marked the beginning of construction, which continued past Drew's death in 1910; Lynn continued, but again his death in 1915 prevented him from seeing the project completed. In fact, it was not finished until 1948, owing to interruptions occasioned by two World Wars : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Belfast Central Library A competition for the design of the building was won by architect W H Lynn in 1883 and it was built by H & J Martin builders. Designed to reflect the ambitions of the growing city of Belfast, its architecture is a fine example of a public building at the height of the Victorian age. On a black granite base, the Dumfries red sandstone exterior with a slightly Italianate feel, houses a three-floor interior with a sweeping staircase, a pillared foyer, and a fine domed first-floor reading room. The top floor originally included a museum and art gallery. The building is a notable part of the 19th-century cityscape of modern Belfast. It survived undamaged through the Belfast Blitz of World War II and the Troubles of the late 20th century. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Mayfair Buildings and Spirit of Belfast Mayfair Buildings at 5 - 11 Arthur Square, is a four storey red brick building designed by Blackwood & Jury and finished in 1906, with gingery sandstone detailing including banded quoins. Art noveau detailing at the capitals of pilasters divide the shop units. The Spirit of Belfast is a public art sculpture by Dan George. The sculpture was unveiled on 25 September 2009 after a series of delays and is located on Arthur Square, close to the main point of access to Victoria Square. The sculpture is constructed of steel and cost £200,000. As with other public works of art in Northern Ireland the sculpture has been given a nickname, the "Onion Rings" : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel Freemasons' Hall Centrally located in the historical heart of Belfast (in 1798, Henry Joy McCracken, a mason and United Irishman was hanged in adjacent Corn Market), and now the gateway to the spectacular Victoria Square shopping development, Freemasons’ Hall was originally designed and built by Sir Charles Lanyon, renowned architect of Queen’s University and many other landmark buildings. It was built in 1868-1870. : Belfast, Northern Ireland, Pohois-Irlanti, historia, history, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, town, travel