Experts' Choice Award Belfast City Hall
What the experts agree on
Stunning Victorian monument to Belfast's industrial boom, with distinctive mint-green domes and lavish marble interiors. The 1898 building celebrates the city's rapid prosperity and houses a poignant Titanic memorial garden.
“The town hall (1898-1906) was built to celebrate the granting by Queen Victoria in 1888 of a new statute to the town of Belfast.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "In 2012 a granite memorial was unveiled in a Titanic memorial garden opened for the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The Industrial Revolution transformed Belfast... its rapid rise to muck-and-brass prosperity manifested in the extravagance of City Hall." Full review
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The highlights of the... tour of City Hall include the sumptuous, wedding-cake Italian marble and colourful stained glass of the entrance hall
Independent "Built to celebrate Queen Victoria granting Belfast city status at the turn of the 20th century, City Hall commands the heart of Belfast with its mint-green domes and imposing stone façade"
Frommer's "This glorious explosion of granite, marble, and stained glass is testament to Belfast’s grand industrial past." Full review
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There’s also a memorial to the victims of the Titanic disaster.
