Answer: The visiting card of the city is the Belfast Opera House (1904) in the style of Edwardian Baroque, designed by architect Frank Match. Nearby is the Town Hall with a copper dome and the Titanic memorial. The Titanic Belfast is an interactive museum at the Harland & Wolf shipyard, where the legendary liner was built.
Answer: Belfast Castle of the XII century combines Norman and Scottish baronial architecture. St. Anne's Cathedral (1899) displays a neo-Romanesque style with stained glass windows by Edward Burne-Jones. In the area of Queens Quarter preserved Victorian warehouses of red brick with cast-iron elements.
Answer: The Belfast Zoo with rare lynx and koalas, founded in 1934. The W5 Science Centre offers 250 interactive exhibits in physics and astronomy. C.S. Lewis Square is unique with bronze sculptures of the Chronicles of Narnia characters.
Answer: Murals in the Falls Road area - 40 political murals of the Trublaze period. Harbour Communication Bridge (2019) in the shape of a harp is illuminated at night. The Palm House Botanical Garden (1840) with a Victorian glass greenhouse is a classic of travel photography.
Answer: According to legend, the castle is guarded by a white cat, which appeared after the curse of Queen Mabel in 1244. In the dungeons allegedly hidden clan O'Neill - kings of Ulster. Archaeologists have discovered artifacts from the Norman period, including the seal of John de Courcy.
Answer: The Linen Hall Library (1788) houses the first printed Irish Bible. In Cloister-Kirch preserved Celtic crosses of the IX century. High St. Helens Street is famous for the houses of the XVIII century in the Georgian style, where the inventor of the Titanic Thomas Andrews lived.
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