The park’s origin can be traced by to 1828 when the Belfast Botanic and Horticultural Society was founded and Botanic Gardens opened by private subscription. This was part of a wider public movement amongst educated Georgians and early Victorians to…
ByadminMurals are common in both nationalist and loyalist areas painted onto walls and gable ends (such as below). The themes and subjects of these murals vary but many are of a distinct political nature, either supporting a united Ireland or…
ByadminIs the municipal headquarters, meeting venue and civic building for Belfast City Council located in Donegall Square, Belfast. It is located in the Linen Quarter as the site now occupied by the City Hall was once the home of the…
ByadminQueen’s University Belfast, officially The Queen’s University of Belfast (also known as “Queen’s”, “Queen’s University” and “QUB”), is a public research university in Belfast and one of two universities in Northern Ireland (the other being Ulster). The university received its…
ByadminVictoria Park was opened in 1906 and built on reclaimed land from Belfast Lough. It is located in East Belfast near George Best airport. The idea of creating a public park near the Connswater River in east Belfast was first suggested…
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