{"id":2804,"date":"2023-08-14T02:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T02:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/?p=2804"},"modified":"2022-12-13T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T14:06:47","slug":"titanic-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/14\/titanic-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Titanic Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Titanic Belfast&nbsp; opened in 2012 as a museum, visitor attraction and monument to Belfast&#8217;s maritime heritage. It is built on the site of the former Harland &amp; Wolff shipyard in the city&#8217;s Titanic Quarter where the RMS Titanic was constructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum contains more than 12,000 square metres of floor space, most of which is occupied by a series of galleries, private function rooms and community facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Titanic Belfast was expected to attract 425,000 visitors annually, however in the first year 807,340 people visited. In 2017\/18 with 841,563 came, 84% of its visitors coming from outside Northern Ireland. In 2019, it was the second-most visited tourist attraction in Northern Ireland with over 800,000 visitors. The Titanic visitor centre has received fifteen awards since its opening in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Kuhne and Associates were commissioned as concept architects. The building&#8217;s design is intended to reflect Belfast&#8217;s long history of ship making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its angular form recalls the shape of ships&#8217; prows and is built to the height of the Titanic hull (38m) during its construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locals have called the building the &#8220;The Iceberg&#8221; as it looks an iceberg in the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the building&#8217;s fa\u00e7ade is clad in 3,000 individual silver anodised aluminium shards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to learn more about the history of Belfast? See this site on my <a href=\"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/index.php\/maritime-titanic-belfast\/\">Titanic Quarter &amp; Maritime Belfast<\/a> tour!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g5c3654\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-g5c3654 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210730_163556-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-ga00c86\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e6 section-ga00c86 gutentor-element gutentor-element-image\"><div class=\"gutentor-element-image-box\"><div class=\"gutentor-image-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"normal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/drtomstours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_0288-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Titanic Belfast&nbsp; opened in 2012 as a museum, visitor attraction and monument to Belfast&#8217;s maritime heritage. 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