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IN EXPLORE 1/02/2023 BELFAST CITY HALL ON 30/01/2023 IN BLACK AND WHITE PANO |
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Monkiiiey Henry Clark
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n 1888 Queen Victoria granted Belfast the status of the city and it was agreed that a grand and magnificent building was required to reflect this new status. City Hall opened its doors on the first of August 1906
at a time of unprecedented prosperity and industrial might for the city. The new City Hall was designed by Alfred Brumwell Thomas in the Baroque Revival style and constructed in Portland stone. The incredible building cost £369
000 to complete
the equivalent around 128 million pounds today but remains an extraordinary beacon of success and civic pride for Belfast. City Hall has many connections with the famous ocean liner Titanic. Viscount William Pirrie who was Lord Mayor in 1896-1897 just b
was also managing director of Harland & Wolff Shipyard. He is the man credited as having the idea for both ambitious builds. He used many of his skilled workmen in the fit-out of City Hall which is why the interiors today are considered an incredible insi
the ship
IN
EXPLORE
1/02/2023
BELFAST
CITY
HALL
ON
30/01/2023
BLACK
AND
WHITE
PANO
