Belfast City Hall

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Belfast City Hall is a grand Edwardian civic building in the heart of Belfast, renowned for its distinctive green copper dome and role as the seat of the city council.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city hall
civic building
tourist attraction
address Donegall Square, Belfast, BT1, Northern Ireland
architect Alfred Brumwell Thomas
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
Edwardian Baroque architecture
category buildings and structures in Belfast
city and town halls in Northern Ireland
tourist attractions in Belfast
completionDate 1906
constructionStart 1898
coordinates 54.5964°N 5.9300°W
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo civic government of Belfast
function seat of Belfast City Council
governingBody Belfast City Council
hasPart Great Hall
Queen Victoria statue
Titanic Memorial
central copper dome
corner towers
council chamber
grounds and gardens
marble entrance hall
stained glass windows
war memorials
hasWebsite https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/cityhall
heritageDesignation Grade A listed building
listed building in Northern Ireland
inception 1898
lightingFeature programmable exterior lighting
locatedIn Belfast
Northern Ireland
materialUsed Portland stone
notableFeature green copper dome
illuminated façade at night
memorial gardens
occupies Donegall Square
officialOpeningDate 1 August 1906
previousSiteUse White Linen Hall
publicAccess grounds open to public
guided tours available
reasonForConstruction Belfast’s status as a city granted by Queen Victoria in 1888
roofMaterial copper
usedFor civic ceremonies
council meetings
public events


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