Belfast City Hall l Heart of Belfast City Centre l Northern Ireland l Touring Memorials 2024

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Today we are going to Belfast City Hall, Belfast City Hall is Belfast City Council's civic building. It is in Donegall Square, in the heart of Belfast city centre. It first opened its doors on 1 August 1906.

The grounds at Belfast City Hall have memorials to the history, people and events associated with the city. The grounds comprise two lawns, the Titanic Memorial Garden, The Cenotaph and Garden of Remembrance.

In 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 before City Hall’s construction, 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 insight into the finish of Titanic’s lounges and suites, the ship’s carving panelling being very similar.

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Pada tahun 1888 Ratu Victoria memberikan Belfast status kota dan disepakati bahwa diperlukan bangunan megah dan megah untuk mencerminkan status baru ini. Balai Kota dibuka pada tanggal 1 Agustus 1906, pada saat kemakmuran dan kekuatan industri yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya di kota tersebut.

Balai Kota baru dirancang oleh Alfred Brumwell Thomas dengan gaya Kebangkitan Barok dan dibangun dari batu Portland. Bangunan luar biasa ini menelan biaya penyelesaian £369,000, setara dengan sekitar 128 juta pound saat ini, namun tetap menjadi mercusuar kesuksesan dan kebanggaan masyarakat yang luar biasa bagi Belfast.

Balai Kota memiliki banyak hubungan dengan kapal laut Titanic yang terkenal. Viscount William Pirrie yang menjadi Walikota pada tahun 1896-1897 tepat sebelum pembangunan Balai Kota, juga menjabat direktur pelaksana Galangan Kapal Harland & Wolff. Dia adalah orang yang dianggap memiliki ide untuk kedua pembangunan ambisius tersebut. Dia menggunakan banyak pekerja terampilnya untuk melengkapi Balai Kota, itulah sebabnya interior saat ini dianggap sebagai wawasan luar biasa tentang penyelesaian ruang tunggu dan suite Titanic, karena panel ukiran kapal sangat mirip.