Titanic Belfast Visitor Attraction
A new Belfast landmark has opened to the public to commemorate the sinking of the world famous Titanic. The Titanic Belfast building in Titanic Quarter East Belfast aims to highlight the city's maritime heritage and is complimented by a new memorial garden in the grounds of Belfast City Hall naming all those who lost their lives when the stricken liner sank in 1912.
The new tourist attraction was officially opened by the first and deputy first ministers, the Lord Major and Cyril Quigley a 105-year-old resident who saw Titanic launched in 1911 from Harland & Wolff.
Following the cutting of the ribbon the public were allowed access to the complex that cost nearly £100 million. The opening was attended by only a few hundred as the public were aware that there were only a limited number of available tickets.
Visitors to Titanic Belfast can view nine exhibitions over four storeys but visitors will controversially not be permitted access to a replica of the ship's famous staircase, which forms part of the banqueting hall on the upper floors.
Both the First and Deputy First Ministers made speeches with Peter Robinson describing the complex as 'a must-see attraction' and a symbol of a new era in Northern Ireland.
Around the globe money is being made off the Titanic Brand but it must always be remembered that Titanic lies at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds died, thousands suffered and entire countries mourned. (31st March 2012)
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