We took the train from Dublin to Belfast and it was a very pleasant journey.
We had a day and a half in Belfast, not long at all. Madisons was one of the first buildings we saw as it was very near our hotel - lovely art nouveau architecture.
We arrived in Belfast late afternoon and decided to walk to the Bonanical Gardens and the Ulster Museum as they were very near the hotel. This is the Union Theological college.
The McClay Library, part of Queens University, was designed by Robinson Patterson Partnership and was opened by Seamus Heaney in 2010.
Eco by Mark Didou outside the library
inside the Botanical Gardens
and the gorgeous Palm House
a masterpiece of Victorian engineering.
Looking at the sky from within.
The Ulster Museum seen through the trees.
A large part of our one full day in Belfast was spent around the Falls Road area, but we did manage to see a bit more of the city. The City Hall
Built of Portland Limestone, it is five storeys tall, with a shallow ground floor storey beneath a piano nobile (main) first floor. The tower at the top has a square clock and is topped with a copper-clad domed roof.
Another Art Deco building, in desperate need of some love and attention
Saint Anne's Cathedral with its modern spire
Saint Anne's Square
There was a skate boarding event going on and it was impossible to take good photographs of the square
it's a gorgeous place
with wonderful architecture.
A view of the square from the first floor landing of the MAC.
The MAC, Belfast's new arts venue at one end of the square
Walking around the Cathedral Quarter
this, at the end of the street that was featured in the previous photograph
looking closer
a mural in the Cathedral Quarter
detail at the side of a house
Finally, lest we forget that is a city scarred by conflict, we passed this police station on our way back to the hotel
- a fortress.
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