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