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Belfast City Hall

United Kingdom

8 story sections

Belfast's most magnificent building designed The dome is 174 feet, inside the building are 3 different types of Italian marble, Cippilino marble from Greece and amazing stained glass windows. The building makes a statement and that statement is, 'Wow!"

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Contents

8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Belfast City Hall

    Welcome to the very epicenter of Belfast. As we stand here in Donegal Square, you are looking at one of the most triumphant expressions of civic pride in the British Isles. …

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  2. 2The Façade and Architectural Prowess

    As we step closer to the structure, the sheer architectural bravado of Belfast City Hall becomes magnificently apparent. Commissioned at the dawn of the twentieth century and finally completed in nineteen hundred and six, this…

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  3. 3The Entrance and Grand Foyer

    Stepping through the grand portals of Belfast City Hall, we are immediately enveloped by an atmosphere of profound dignity and hushed reverence. The transition from the bustling Donegal Square to this magnificent interior is…

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  4. 4The Hallways and Spectacular Architecture

    As we move away from the central foyer and begin to navigate the extensive network of hallways, the sheer scale and the spectacular architecture of Belfast City Hall truly begin to reveal themselves. We are not merely walking…

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  5. 5The 16-Room Exhibition: Early History and Industry

    We have now arrived at the entrance to the extraordinary public exhibition housed within the walls of City Hall. This relatively recent addition to the civic building is a triumph of modern museology, thoughtfully integrated into…

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  6. 6The 16-Room Exhibition: People and Diversity

    Having examined the industrial and economic foundations of the city, we now move into a suite of exhibition rooms that tackle a far more complex and nuanced subject: the people of Belfast. A city is, after all, not merely a…

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  7. 7The Gardens and Green Spaces

    Emerging from the cool, hushed, and historically dense corridors of the City Hall's interior, we step out into the expansive embrace of the exterior gardens. The transition from the enclosed, analytical space of the exhibition to…

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  8. 8Closing

    As our comprehensive exploration of the Belfast City Hall and its magnificent estate draws to a close, let us pause once more near the edge of Donegal Square to reflect upon the profound journey we have just undertaken. We have…

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What is Belfast City Hall?

Belfast City Hall is a place in United Kingdom with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
LocationUnited Kingdom
TypeHeritage
Story sections8
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates54.5965, -5.9301
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Nearby places

within a 5-minute walk
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