J3574 : Goliath

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

Goliath
Goliath
The two iconic shipbuilding gantry cranes that dominate the Belfast skyline and are landmark structures of the city are known as Samson and Goliath. The cranes are situated in the shipyard of Harland & Wolff and were constructed by the German engineering firm Krupp, with Goliath being completed in 1969 and Samson, in 1974. Goliath is slightly the shorter of the two at “only” 315 feet in height and is slightly further inland than Samson. The cranes are not, technically, ‘listed buildings’, but are recognised by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency as buildings of ‘architectural or historic interest’ (LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) Dennis Kennedy, Belfast’s Giants).
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Date Taken
Friday, 26 May, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 25 July, 2017
Geographical Context
Industry  Docks, Harbours 
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Panasonic Lumix TZ60 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 354 749 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.2823N 5:54.2961W
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Irish: geotagged! J 350 749
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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Goliath  Gantry Crane  Shipbuilding  Harland and Wolff  Shipyard 

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