A monument to the city’s charter
On Thursday May 16th, I had the pleasure of visiting the exquisite City Hall of Belfast. The building was built to celebrate Queen Victoria awarding Belfast city status. Interestingly, the building was so important that in order to give it prime real-estate they tore down a linen factory that resided on the very spot!
Additionally, the building was the site of the opening of the 1st Northern Ireland Parliament. So, it not only commemorates Belfast receiving city status but serves as a historical site, for the first instance of Northern Ireland taking the reins of its destiny into its own hands.
The pictures above provide a little bit of an insider view into Belfast City Hall. If you ever visit Belfast City Hall, be sure to pay close attention to the plethora of stain-glass windows in the building because they contain loads of both Irish and English symbolism that tell the city’s history!
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