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C I T Y H A L L

n o w h e r e m o r e i c o n i c

In 1888 Queen Victoria granted Belfast the
status of the city and it was agreed that a
grand and magnificent building was
required to reflect this new status. City Hall
opened its doors on the first of August 1906,
at a time of unprecedented prosperity and
industrial might for the city.

The new City Hall was designed by Alfred

Brumwell Thomas in the Baroque Revival
style and constructed in Portland stone. The
incredible building cost £369,000 to
complete, the equivalent around 128 million
pounds today.

Much of the interior has survived the
"Troubles" which engulfed the city for 20
WE LIKE
years.

The imposing exterior of the building
City Hall was renovated in 2007, the two
The beauty of the interior
year renovation was officially launched by
The history of the building
Hillary Clinton in 2009
The flexibility - I can be a welcome reception venue in the Great Hall or
a dinner venue. For dinner it would require using all three halls in the
building.