Memorials & monuments · Northern Ireland
Titanic Memorial
In or near Belfast.
Titanic Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Belfast Grand Central · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Titanic Memorial in Belfast, the nearest railway station is Belfast Grand Central, located 0.7 km away. Entry to the memorial is free, and it is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is BT1 5HD.
About
Titanic Memorial is a public memorial or monument in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1920. Coordinates: 54.5967°, -5.9290°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Titanic Memorial in Belfast was erected to commemorate the lives lost in the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. It was funded by contributions from the public, shipyard workers, and victims' families, and was dedicated in June 1920. It sits on Donegall Square in central Belfast, Northern Ireland in the grounds of Belfast City Hall. The memorial presents an allegorical representation of the disaster in the form of a female personification of Death, or Fate, holding a laurel wreath over the head of a drowned sailor raised above the waves by a pair of mermaids. It has been used as the site of annual commemorations of the Titanic disaster. For a while it was obscured by the Belfast Wheel that was removed in April 2010. It is now the centrepiece of a small Titanic memorial garden opened on 15 April 2012, the centenary of the disaster. Together with the garden, it is the only memorial in the world to commemorate all of the victims of the Titanic, passengers and crew alike.
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Background
Description
The memorial consists of a group of four figures set on a plinth, standing a total of 22 ft high. The figures are carved from Carrara marble and stand 12 ft high. At the centre of the design is a standing female figure, thought variously to symbolise either Fame or a female version of Thanatos, the ancient Greek personification of death. She holds a black laurel wreath in her outstretched hand above the heads of the three figures below. They comprise two mermaids at her feet bearing a dead seaman above the waves, which emerge from the top of the plinth. The plinth's front and back faces feature two small bronze water-fountains in the shape of the heads of gargoyle-like creatures with…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5967, -5.9290
- District
- Belfast
- Postcode
- BT1 5HD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
- Phone
- +44 28 90320202
- Established
- 1920
- Nearest railway station
- Belfast Grand Central — 0.7 km
Sources
- osm: n4011033716 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Titanic Memorial, Belfast (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Titanic Memorial City Hall Belfast Irland@20160528.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Titanic Memorial?
- Titanic Memorial is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT1 5HD).
- What is Titanic Memorial?
- Titanic Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Titanic Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Belfast Grand Central, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT1 5HD.
- When was Titanic Memorial built?
- Built or established in 1920.
- Is Titanic Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, Titanic Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to Titanic Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Belfast Grand Central, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT1 5HD.