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One of Belfast's best known Landmarks, this clock tower is a monument to the memory of Prince Albert; Queen Victoria's late Prince Consort. This clock tower also has another feature similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, it leans. It has a lean of 1.25 metres to the vertical caused by building the clock tower on marsh land with wooden piles. The resulting subsidence is therefore translated in the clock tower leaning! The clock tower is constructed in a Gothic architectural style, and is decorated with floral decorations, ornately carved crowned lions, angels and gargoyles. It stands proudly at 35 metres high. Construction on the clock towerer started in 1865 and completed in 1869. The cost of the project was £2,500, and was raised by public subscription. If you are in Belfast, the Albert Memorial Clock is well worth a visit.
Lee WoodhouseLee Woodhouse
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The Albert Memorial Clock is a clock tower located in Queen's Square in Belfast. Built between 1865 and 1869 in the Gothic style in honor of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, she was tall enough (43 meters) to offer an excellent vantage point for at least one adventurous tourist to get a bird's eye view of the Titanic's launch. The Albert Memorial Clock is sometimes described as Belfast's answer to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, its tilt due to the fact that it is built on reclaimed land from the River Farset and weighs over 2,000 tons. The Albert Clock, in addition to the statue of Prince Albert, also boasts many carved crowned lions, angels, gargoyles and floral decorations. Its bell weighs 2 tons and can be heard over 8 miles away. The clock tower can be seen in the 1947 film In Walk Out starring James Mason.
oksana osinieneoksana osiniene
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The Albert Memorial Clock is a clock tower situated at Queen's Square in Belfast. It was completed in 1869 and is one of the best known landmarks of Belfast. It is sometimes described as Belfast’s answer to Pisa’s leaning tower, its tilt caused by the fact it is constructed on reclaimed land from the River Farset and weighs over 2,000 tonnes. Erected between 1865 and 1869 in Gothic style to commemorate Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert, it was tall enough at 141ft (43m), to offer an excellent vantage point for at least one enterprising sightseer to get a birds-eye view of Titanic’s launch. As well as including a statue of Prince Albert also boasts a number of ornately carved crowned lions, angels, gargoyles and floral decorations. Its bell weighs 2 tonnes and can be heard from over 8 miles away.
Jo DonJo Don
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Uno de los monumentos más famosos de la ciudad de Belfast es la torre del Albert Memorial Clock, cuyo reloj domina la Plaza de la Reina desde el año 1869. W. J Barre fue el arquitecto que se encargo de su diseño, tras ganar un concurso público efectuado en 1865. Pero hubo polémica ya que durante la celebración de este concurso y a pesar de que Barre había quedado en primer lugar el contrato para realizar la obra fue concedido a los arquitectos Lanyon, Lynn y Lanyon, que habían quedado en segundo puesto. Debido a las fuertes protestas populares, se estableció el orden y Barre quedo legítimo aspirante al contrato. Su edificación costo alrededor de 2.500 libras. El diseño de Barre fue ejecutado por la constructora Fitzpatrick Brothers, quienes eligieron la piedra arenisca como principal material para la edificación, que alcanza los 113 metros de altura y cuyas líneas mezclan los estilos góticos de Francia e Italia. La base de la torre en memoria del príncipe Alberto posee arbotantes con leones heráldicos, y en la cara Oeste hay una estatua de este príncipe del Reino Unido vestido con ropajes de Caballero. La campana que descansa en el interior de la torre cuyo peso alcanza las dos toneladas y el reloj fueron hechos por Francis Moore, de High Street, Belfast. La torre presenta una ligera inclinación de cuatro pies (30 centímetros) fuera de la perpendicular por que sus cimientos se construyeron de madera sobre un suelo pantanoso, (como casi todo en la época), pero hasta que no se caiga o amenace con hacerlo a los habitantes de Belfast les encanta presentarla como su pequeña Torre de Pisa. Como efecto de la construcción del Albert Memorial Clock en suelos pantanosos, ha provocado que se haya tenido que retirar algunas partes de la estructura original de esta torre de Belfast, como los adornos del campanario y el dosel que había sobre la estatua del Príncipe Alberto. Han sido necesarias otras obras de restauración, la mas relevante fue por una bomba puesta por miembros del IRA (Ejercito Republicano Irlandés) en 1992, cuya onda expansiva causó algunos daños menores. También se han sustituido partes de madera viejas por otras nuevas como los cimientos de madera que se han fortalecido y la mayoría de las tallas en descomposición reemplazadas así como la limpieza de la torre.
Mundo SanchezMundo Sanchez
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The following review is based on a pre-pandemic trip going old school and only using paper maps and brochures to find places to stop at on a 3-week adventure to Ireland, Scotland, and England. No cell phone or internet. The Albert clock was listed as one of the items to see when visiting Belfast. The clock has a gothic style architecture which is prevalent throughout the city and its historical buildings. The clock was built for Queen Victoria’s consort, and Price Albert which seems like a pretty extravagate gift for such a event. As part of the city walk, the clock helps you keep your bearings as you are walking around the town as you can't always find city street signs as they are at the tops of buildings.
Adam CookAdam Cook
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The Albert Memorial Clock Tower is a monument in memory of Queen Victoria's late Prince Consort, Prince Albert. This is one of the landmarks of Belfast, partly because of it imitation of the leaning of Pisa. As others have mentioned, the tower has a lean because it was built of wooden piles on marshy land. The tower has a distinctly Gothic architectural style with it's souring lines, especially nearer the base with arches mimicking the arches of a ceiling. At the front, facing away from the river is a statue of Albert in a regal portrait pose. All around the tower are ornately carved crowned lions, angels, gargoyles and floral decorations. Definitely worth seeing if in Belfast.
macedonboymacedonboy
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The Albert Memorial Clock is a clock tower situated at Queen's Square in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was completed in 1869 and is one of the best known landmarks of Belfast.
attractions: St George's Market, Europa Hotel, The Big Fish, Ulster Hall, Belfast City Hall, Timescape - Live Escape Games, Movie House Cinema CitySide Belfast, The Lost City Adventure Golf Belfast, The Titanic Memorial Garden, Bridges Urban Sports Park, restaurants: The Crown Liquor Saloon, Kelly's Cellars, The Dirty Onion and Yardbird, The Bridge House - JD Wetherspoon, COSMO All You Can Eat World Buffet Restaurant | Belfast, Revolución de Cuba Belfast, Granny Annies Kitchen, Harp Bar, The Morning Star Bar & Restaurant, McHughs Bar & Restaurant
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