J3575 : The most famous cranes in Belfast

taken 15 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The most famous cranes in Belfast
The most famous cranes in Belfast
Twin gantry cranes situated over the Harland and Wolff Building Dock at Queen's Island, Belfast, nicknamed 'Samson' and 'Goliath' (nearest). The cranes were constructed by the German engineering firm Krupp, with Goliath being completed in 1969 and Samson in 1974. Goliath stands 96m tall, while Samson is taller at 106m. The cranes are towering over an enormous steel construction, part an offshore transformer platform destined for an offshore windfarm off north-eastern Germany, that has just been built in the yard.
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For the record, the view here is from the Musgrave Channel Road. Normally closed to the public, this has temporarily opened as traffic through Queen's Island has been diverted due to the filming of multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbuster 'Your Highness' LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) inside the old Paint Hall J3575 : Paint Hall, Belfast docks.
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Wednesday, 12 August, 2009   (more nearby)
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Friday, 21 August, 2009
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Vehicles > cranes   (more nearby)
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Irish: geotagged! J 356 753 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.4677N 5:54.1008W
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Irish: geotagged! J 355 752
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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