Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Lynn Building
Lynn Building in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Lynn Building is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Lynn Building is a Victorian structure in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. It was designed in the Ruskinian Gothic style by the British architect William Henry Lynn, after whom it is now named. It was completed in 1868. A part of Queen's University Belfast, it was originally built as the institution's library, but today houses the graduate school.
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Background
History
Queen's College, Belfast was chartered in 1845 as one of three constituent colleges of the Queen's University of Ireland. Initially having just 23 professors and 195 students, the college could be housed entirely within the main Lanyon Building. Initially the examinations hall (now known as the Great Hall) inside the Lanyon Building served additionally as the library. However the expansion of the institution meant that by the 1860s a discrete building was needed to house the college's growing library. The architect William Henry Lynn was duly commissioned to design the structure. The college was awarded a government grant of to construct the library, which was completed in 1868. The…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5851, -5.9347
- Address
- University Square
- Established
- 1868
Sources
- wikidata: Q85782747 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lynn Building (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lynn Building?
- Lynn Building is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5851°, -5.9347°.
- When was Lynn Building built?
- Lynn Building dates to 1868.