Tilting a little to one side, the clock tower was named for Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert. The square on which it stands has just undergone a face-lift.

Unfortunately, the tower stands on fine, silt soil left by the melting of a glacier at the end of the Ice Age. Other Victorian buildings in Belfast have also been affected by this instability. The tower itself is therefore not open to the public; but one can refer to the tilting tower as Ireland's answer to Italy's Tower of Pisa.

Also: Across the way from this romantic site is the Birthplace of the Titanic. The Harland & Wolff shipyard, whose two huge cranes be seen just across the river from the Prince Albert Memorial Clock Tower, claims the SS Titanic as its most famous creation.


Ormeau Baths Gallery
Attraction: Destination
Address: 18A Ormeau Ave
Dates: Tues-Sat, 10 AM-6 PM
Price: Free admission
Phone: 028-9032-1402

Occupying the site of--and partly incorporating--the old Victorian swimming baths designed by Robert Watt, Ormeau Baths Gallery opened in 1995 as the city's principal exhibition space for contemporary visual art. This striking and versatile facility can program multiple simultaneous exhibitions in a variety of media, and has become the premier showcase for the best of Northern Irish contemporary art.


Crown Liquor Saloon
Bar
Address: 46 Great Victoria St.
Dates: Daily 11:30 AM-midnight
Price: Various
Phone: 028-9027-9901

Opposite the Europa Hotel on Great Victoria Street and now owned by the National Trust (the U.K.'s official conservation organization), the Crown is one of Belfast's finest old gathering places. Built in 1894, the bar has richly carved woodwork around cozy snugs (cubicles), leather seats, colored tile work, and abundant mirrors. It is still lit by gas, and is the perfect intimate setting for a pint of Guinness and a plate of oysters.

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