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After Belfast was awarded city status by Queen Victoria in 1888, the new city leaders formed the view that the Victoria Street building was not imposing enough and decided to commission a new building in Donegall Square which opened in August 1906. [6]
The Forest of Belfast is a partnership between government and local groups, set up in 1992 to manage and conserve the city's parks and open spaces. They have also commissioned more than 30 public sculptures since 1993. [ 1 ]
Ormeau Park is the oldest municipal park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, having been officially opened to the public in 1871. It is owned and run by Belfast City Council and is one of the largest and busiest parks in the city and contains a variety of horticulture, woodland, wildlife and sporting facilities. [1] The park is open daily from dawn ...
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Alexandra Park is a Victorian park situated in north Belfast. [1] It is named after Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was opened in 1888. [1] As is typical for parks of the period, it has a formal layout that includes tree lined avenues. [1] It also contains play areas for children. [2]
In 1905, the Belfast Corporation took over and electrified the city's tram network. [2] The trams were partially replaced by trolleybuses from 1938, and finally replaced by buses in 1954. [2] Recent developments have been proposed in the Belfast Metropolitan Transport Plan, launched by the Minister for Regional Development in November 2004. It ...
Malone Park is a private avenue in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It forms a conservation area. [1] The majority of the houses are Victorian and have large grounds surrounding them. There is a gate lodge at each end of the avenue. The Lisburn Road end is inaccessible to vehicular traffic as is the Balmoral Avenue gate.