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Civic building
Belfast City Hall
Grade A listed civic building in Donegall Square, home of Belfast City Council.
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Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter: things to do
Places worth your time in Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter
Top places
Things to do in Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Cathedral
St Anne's Cathedral
Romanesque-style Anglican cathedral on Donegall Street that serves two dioceses and anchors the Cathedral Quarter.
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Historic building
Custom House
B+ listed building completed in 1857 and used by several government departments, near Donegall Quay.
Clock tower
Albert Memorial Clock
Clock tower in Queen's Square, completed in 1869 and one of Belfast's well-known landmarks.
Theatre
Grand Opera House
Theatre designed by Frank Matcham and opened in December 1895, with an oriental-style auditorium.
Historic pub
Crown Liquor Saloon
Victorian gin palace on Great Victoria Street, refurbished in 1885 and owned by the National Trust.
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Market
St George's Market
Belfast's last surviving Victorian covered market, built in phases between 1890 and 1896 on May Street.
Historic alleys
Belfast Entries
Narrow historic alleyways around High Street and Ann Street, with Victorian and older pubs.
Library
Linen Hall Library
Belfast's oldest library and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland, on Donegall Square North.
Concert hall
Ulster Hall
Grade A listed concert hall on Bedford Street that hosts concerts, recitals and craft fairs.
Arts centre
The MAC
Arts venue in the Cathedral Quarter with exhibitions, theatre, dance and family workshops.
Historic building
Clifton House
Eighteenth-century Grade A listed building, built as a poor house and now home to a heritage centre.
Church
St Malachy's Church
Catholic church on Alfred Street, a short walk from City Hall and more than 60 years older.
Library
Belfast Central Library
Public library on Royal Avenue that opened in 1888, one of the first major public library buildings in Ireland.
Public art
The Big Fish
Ten-metre ceramic mosaic salmon by John Kindness, installed on Donegall Quay in 1999.
Concert hall
Waterfront Hall
Conference and entertainment venue in Lanyon Place, designed by Robinson McIlwaine.
Riverside walk
Lagan Weir
Weir across the River Lagan, opened in 1994, that ended the tidal mudflats once exposed at low tide.
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Titanic Quarter & East Belfast
Shipyard heritage on the Lagan, then C. S. Lewis, Stormont and east Belfast high streets
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14 sights · 18 places to eat
The Causeway Coast
Basalt columns, ruined castles and sea cliffs between Portrush and Ballycastle
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Derry~Londonderry
A walled city on the River Foyle with museums, cathedrals and a footbridge across the water
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- Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter (area photo): Bryn Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Belfast City Hall: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY 4.0, source
- St Anne's Cathedral: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Custom House: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Albert Memorial Clock: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Grand Opera House: EstherWikipedian, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Crown Liquor Saloon: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, source
- St George's Market: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Belfast Entries: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Linen Hall Library: Man vyi, Public domain, source
- Ulster Hall: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The MAC: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Clifton House: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Malachy's Church: Dropinn5799, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Belfast Central Library: Erl Johnston, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Big Fish: StasiÓ Stachów, CC BY 3.0, source
- Waterfront Hall: Man vyi, Public domain, source
- Lagan Weir: Urbancowboy89, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Titanic Quarter & East Belfast: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Causeway Coast: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0, source
- Derry~Londonderry: Mario Falcetti, CC BY 4.0, source
- The Mournes & Newcastle: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fermanagh Lakelands: Joli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
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