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Belfast City Hall (Irish: Halla na Cathrach Bhéal Feirste; Ulster-Scots: Bilfawst Citie Haw) is the civic building of Belfast City Council located in Donegall Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It faces North and effectively divides the commercial and business areas of the city centre .
The City Hall, was finished in 1906 and was built to reflect Belfast's City status, granted by Queen Victoria in 1888. The Dome is 53 metres (173 ft) high. The Dome is 53 metres (173 ft) high. Figures above the door are " Hibernia encouraging and promoting the Commerce and Arts of the City". [ 1 ]
Another building, Stormont House, served as the official residence of the Speaker of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland. [8] The reduced plans saw the High Court eventually located in the newly built Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast in the city centre. [9] The Great Hall, originally called the Central Hall.
Refurbished and re-erected on grounds of Belfast City Hall in 2006. [19] More images: Robert James McMordie: Belfast City Hall: 1919: Frederick W. Pomeroy Statue on pedestal [20] More images: Boer War memorial Belfast City Hall: 1905: Sydney March: Statue group on pedestal with plaques: Stone and bronze [21] James Joseph Magennis: Belfast City ...
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The Old Town Hall is a municipal structure in Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The structure, which has most recently been used as courthouse, is a Grade B1 listed building . [ 1 ]
Belfast City Hall, an example of Edwardian Baroque architecture or "Wrenaissance", in Northern Ireland. Edwardian architecture usually refers to a Neo-Baroque architectural style that was popular for public buildings in the British Empire during the Edwardian era (1901–1910).
In 2011 and 2012 Belfast saw the creation of two buildings described as "two of the most stunning new British buildings of the century", [2] namely the Lyric Theatre (2011) by Irish architects O’Donnell and Tuomey, and the Metropolitan Arts Centre (2012) by local architectural practice Hackett Hall McKnight.