J3575 : Titanic Belfast

taken 7 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

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Titanic Belfast
Titanic Belfast
This spectacular building houses “The Titanic Experience”, a visitor attraction and monument to Belfast's maritime heritage which tells the stories of the ill-fated Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank during her maiden voyage in 1912.
The angular form of the building is supposed to recall the shape of ships' prows, with its main "prow" angled down the middle of the Titanic and Olympic slipways towards the River Lagan. It is located on Queen's Island, the area of land at the entrance of Belfast Lough which was occupied by the shipbuilders Harland and Wolff before the decline of shipbuilding in Belfast left much of the area derelict. The derelict land was renamed the "Titanic Quarter" in 2001.

The spectacular building, now known as Titanic Belfast, opened in March, 2012 and has proved to be a very popular attraction. Originally expected to attract 425000 visitors annually, first year visitor numbers significantly exceeded projections, with 807,340 visitors passing through its doors, of which 471,702 were from outside Northern Ireland (LinkExternal link Belfast Telegraph).
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Date Taken
Friday, 26 May, 2017   (more nearby)
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Monday, 24 July, 2017
Geographical Context
Historic sites and artefacts  Educational sites  Docks, Harbours 
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Panasonic DMC-G7 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 350 753 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.5036N 5:54.6190W
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Irish: geotagged! J 353 761
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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