Belfast City Hall | Ireland Photo Spot

Belfast City Hall was originally completed to celebrate Belfast’s new status as a city in 1906. Today, this beautiful building stands in the heart of Belfast City centre as a must see landmark for Northern Ireland. The grounds at Belfast City Hall have memorials to the history, people and events associated with the city. The grounds have two lawns, the Titanic Memorial Garden, The Cenotaph and Garden of Remembrance. The inside of the City Hall is made from different types of marble, primarily Carrara, Pavonazzo and Brescia, to show that no expense was spared. It houses dozens of paintings, busts, statues and stained glass windows to commemorate important aspects of the country’s history, including Unionist Edward Carson and Presbyterian Mary-Anne McCracken, a humanitarian who set up schools and radically opposed slavery. Two of the most notable commemorations are the stained glass windows featured King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria, who were on the throne when the City Hall was opened, and a marble sculpture of Fredrick Richard Chichester – the last Earl of Donegall and a patron of the arts – on his death bed accompanied by his loving mother. (Belfast, Northern Ireland)