Belfast

The city from Lower Braniel Road.

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Belfast (Irish: Béal Feirste) is the capital of Northern Ireland. It is the second largest city in Ireland, after Dublin. About 270,000 people live in the city. It became capital of Northern Ireland when Northern Ireland was created in 1921. A lot of famous ships were built by the Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff. In 1911 they built the RMS Titanic.

Belfast Media

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  A pen and ink sketch of Belfast, prepared as part of Thomas Phillips' survey of Irish towns and fortifications. The town's existing ramparts are overlaid by a much grander scheme of Phillips' own devisal, with a plan for a citadel to the north. Landmarks include Belfast Castle and the

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  Reproduction of early nineteenth print depicting the 1791 Bastille Day celebration in Belfast, discussed in the entry for "Society of United Irishmen"

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  Photo by Robert French (1841–1917) of High Street, Belfast, looking east towards the Albert Memorial. This photo is part of the Lawrence Photograph Collection, named after William Lawrence (1840–1932). Date: Circa 1906.

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  Rescue workers search through the rubble of Eglington Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland after a German Luftwaffe air raid, 7 May 1941.

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  Date: 2018-06-30*Sensor: MSI on Sentinel-2B*Resolution: 10m RGB Composites: True color, Band 4-3-2

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  The front of Crumlin Road Goal

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  Belfast Charitable Society, Clifton House, 1774

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  Scottish Provident Institution, 1902

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  Credit - donnamarijne on Flickr

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  Aerial view of Belfast (2004)