Belfast City Hall
The Belfast City Hall ( Irish Halla na Cathrach, Béal Feirste ) is the town hall and administrative building of the Belfast City Council on Donegall Square in Belfast , Northern Ireland . It is under preservation and was identified as Grade A building in the 1975 Memorial list Northern Ireland added (listed building).
Building description and history
Plans to build a town hall in downtown Belfast were first made in 1888, after Queen Victoria gave Belfast city status that same year. Construction began in 1898. Designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas , the building was completed in 1906 at a cost of £ 369,000. The neo-baroque building in Edwardian style with a 53 meter high central dome faces north. The great hall and council chamber are adorned with stained glass windows depicting the Belfast coat of arms and portraits of British kings and queens.
At the opening of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in Belfast City Hall on June 7, 1921, King George V made an important proposal for a reconciliation between North and South. The speech, drafted by David Lloyd George on the recommendation of Jan Smuts , opened the door for formal contact between the British government and the Republican administration under Éamon de Valera .
Park
The town hall is surrounded by a large park. Part of the park is reserved for the Belfast Cenotaph . The 9.50 meter high war memorial is surrounded by a rounded row of columns and is dedicated to the fallen of the First World War from 1914–1918. In Titanic Memorial Garden is a statue to the drowned sailors and passengers reminiscent Titanic .
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Coordinates: 54 ° 35 ′ 47.4 " N , 5 ° 55 ′ 48" W.