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The Pier Head (properly, George's Pier Head [1] [2]) is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It was part of the former Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004, but revoked in 2021. [3] [4] As well as a collection of landmark buildings, recreational open space, and a ...
The building overlooks the River Mersey from its waterfront location on the Pier Head and forms one of the 'Three Graces' along with the Port of Liverpool Building and the Cunard Building. This is reflected in the building's Grade I listed building status. [citation needed] It has 13 floors. The Liver birds are 5.5 metres,18 feet tall.
Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City is a former UNESCO designated World Heritage Site in Liverpool, England, that comprised six locations in the city centre including the Pier Head, Albert Dock and William Brown Street, [1] and many of the city's most famous landmarks.
George's Dock Building is a Grade II listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head on the city's waterfront. It is part of Liverpool's former UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City. It was built in the 1930s in the Art Deco style, and designed by architect Herbert Rowse.
In 1899-1900 the dock was filled in to create what is now the Pier Head, [1] [4] to provide one central place for Liverpool Docks' offices, which before were scattered across different sites. A section of the original George's Dock wall is still visible in the basement of the Cunard Building which stands on the site. [ 5 ]
The monument is placed in Liverpool at the Pier Head, near the intersection of Brunswick Street and Canada Boulevard. It consists of four bronze statues depicting members of the Beatles, that are, from left to right, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon. The figures are larger than their real counterparts, and are ...
The Royal Albert Dock [1] is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England.Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and stone, with no structural wood.
The Port of Liverpool Building (formerly Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Offices, more commonly known as the Dock Office) is a Grade II* listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head and, along with the neighbouring Royal Liver Building and Cunard Building , is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's ...