Belfast City Hall is the civic building of Belfast City Council located in Donegall Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland United Kingdom — facing North and effectively dividing the commercial and business areas of the city center
“The yellow gantry cranes of Harland & Wolff, the company behind Belfast’s shipbuilding industry and the creation of the Titanic, rise high above the River Lagan and can be seen from nearly everywhere in the city center, a reminder of the working class that built Belfast. As the capital of Northern Ireland — increasingly known for its new restaurants and stimulating galleries — turns its Troubles into tourism, it is fast coming into its own as a European hot spot. Though HBO’s “Game of Thrones” — parts of which were filmed in local studios and nearby areas — deserves credit for helping to put Belfast on the map as a destination, much of the city’s appeal is its warm residents, who are unfailingly ready to share a joke. So build some time into your visit to sink a pint or a cup of third-wave coffee and engage in some impromptu local conversation.” – The New York Times, “36 Hours in Belfast”, Sunday Travel section, August 4, 2019
On the east side of Belfast City Hall is a memorial to the passengers and crew of the Titanic (built and launched in 1912 in Belfast), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Downtown Belfast, near City Hall and Donegall Square, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
There is much construction in Belfast, with downtown now having a mix of old and new architectural styles, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
The Crown Liquor Saloon (Bar), a famous 1820’s pub in Belfast, is an outstanding example of a Victorian gin palace, and one of Northern Ireland’s best-known pubs
A wall painting advertising the fish and chips at Manny’s in downtown Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
We had an excellent luncheon at Mourne Seafood Bar in the redeveloped and now hip Bank Square historic area of downtown Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
St Anne’s Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a Protestant Cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; note the Celtic cross
Queen’s University Belfast’s main building was built in the Tudor-style; the university is known for its humanities, science and medicine programs, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Harland & Wolff, the major shipbuilder in Belfast (builder of the Titanic), has two massive yellow gantry cranes, Samson and Goliath, that dominate the Belfast skyline, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
A view of Titanic City, home of the Titanic Belfast (the silver modern building) that offers “The Titanic Experience” to visitors, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
“Titanic City: These days the Titanic is so closely connected to Belfast’s identity that there is a whole neighbourhood named after the ill-fated liner: the shipyards where Titanic was constructed are now part of the Titanic Quarter. At its centre is the stunning, star-shaped edifice of Titanic Belfast, a state-of-the-art multimedia museum that has become the city’s number-one tourist draw. Around it are several other sites with links to the Titanic, and the former drawing offices of the Harland & Wolff shipping company are now part of the Titanic Hotel. No visitor to Belfast leaves without learning something about that ship.” — http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ireland/northern-ireland/belfast
The Titanic Belfast offers “The Titanic Experience” to visitors, an immersive museum-like journey through time from Boomtown Belfast at the end of the 19th century through the construction of the Titanic, its launch in 1912, its sinking on its maiden voyage and the aftermath; Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
On the left, the tall tower is the Obel Tower, the tallest building in Belfast and Ireland, part of a modernized section of the city’s shoreline of the River Lagan, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Where in the world is Riccardo? 
My mother immigrated from Armagh, N. Ireland to USA in 1912 at age of 3. They were assigned passage on the White Star Line Carpathia, out of South Hampton, six months prior to sailing. They ship was the next White Star Line sailing two days after the Titanic’s sailing. Lucky me!
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Nice to see “The Titanic Experience” has been completed.
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