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Belfast City Hall is located in the centre of the city. It has an impressive and imposing Edwardian structure, and its interior, lavishly decorated with beautiful Italian marble works, is quite splendid. It was built of Portland limestone during 1898-1906. The City Hall houses a number of local government departments.

The Giant's Ring is a mysterious site reckoned to be 4000 years old. It has a circular earthwork embankment with a bouldered structure in the centre which could have been an important meeting/ritual place for Neolithic man. From the embankment there are splendid views across the Lagan Valley towards the Belfast Hills.

The Grand Opera House, opened in 1896, hosts a wide range of local and international entertainment encompassing theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, comedy, concerts, pantomime and much more. Designed by the famous Victorian theatre architect Frank Matcham, it has great gilded plasterwork and exquisite painted ceilings.

Harland and Wolff Shipyard are world renowned Belfast shipbuilders, dating from the 1860s. The most famous ship built by H & W was the Titanic.

Built during 1910-12, the Titanic was a super luxury liner 882.5 feet long, 92.5 feet wide, and with a crew of 700 provided luxurious accommodation for more than 1, 500 passengers. Lack of adequate number of lifeboats led to the loss of 1, 517 passengers and crew members (out of 2, 207) when she sank on the fifth day of her maiden voyage, after striking an iceberg off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland on the way to New York.

Stormont is a big classical building set in large parkland. It once housed the Northern Ireland Parliament but now serves as government administrative offices. Nearby is the Scottish Baronial Stormont Castle which contains the offices of the Northern Ireland Secretary of State.

The Queen's University of Belfast is a major university catering for most disciplines of study. It plays an important role in the educational as well as industrial and cultural activities of the province. The university hosts the annual Belfast Arts Festival. The main building, with cloisters and an entrance tower, was designed by Lanyon in 1849 and has a similar architecture to that of Magdalen College, Oxford.

Ulster Museum is the largest museum in Northern Ireland. It contains impressive displays of archaeology, antiquities, Irish art, science and natural history collections. Also housed in the museum are the famous gold and silver treasures salvaged from Girona, the Spanish Armada's flagship which sank off the Antrim Coast, near Dunluce Castle.

The Waterfront Hall is a state-of-the-art concert and conference centre providing a wide range of entertainments. It can accommodate up to 2300 people and has excellent facilities including restaurants and bars that provide great views of the River Lagan and Belfast city.

Odyssey is a multi-functional entertainment and educational venue situated at Queen’s Quay, Belfast. The venue offers an indoor Arena which seats up to 10,000 people and is the home of the Belfast Giants Ice Hockey Team; the Pavilion, which features the 12 screen multiplex Village Cinemas, ten-pin bowling, an IMAX® Cinema and a range of restaurants, bars and leisure facilities; W5 – whowhatwherewhenwhy, an interactive discovery centre where families can enjoy an exhilarating educational experience.

Accessibility The ground and first floors of the terminal building, car parks and pavements are fully accessible and wheel chair friendly.

Ambi-lift Accessibility to and from aircraft, for passengers with impaired mobility, is by a covered, automated ‘ambi-lift’.

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