Donegall Square

Donegall Square is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Each side of the square is named according to its geographical location, i.e. North, South, East and West. In the center of the square is the City Hall - a beautiful building in the Baroque style. Construction was carried out from 1889 to 1906, in honor of the granting of the status of the city by Queen Victoria Belfast. For its construction had to demolish some of the buildings that interfered with the project.

Opposite City Hall is the city’s oldest library, the Linen Hall Library, founded in 1788. It is one of the most famous buildings in Belfast. It houses the most famous Irish books and materials on the history of Belfast and the whole of Ulster, magazines and newspapers since 1738, a collection of historical maps and many documents on the history of the conflict between the communities of Belfast.

Also noteworthy is the composition The Titanic Memorial, set in memory of the sinking of the Titanic, which was built in the shipyards of Belfast and it was from here that he set off on his only legendary voyage. On the basis of the monument are stamped the names of people who died in this disaster.