The leaning tower of Belfast

The Albert Memorial Clock tower is several feet off perpendicular because it was built on marshy ground. And each of the four faces shows a different time - none of them correct.

Belfast – The Past Isn't Far Away

July 9th 2016
I was intending to write this post without saying too much about the history of the place but it just didn't make any sense. Belfast is all about its history and it is like most history – messy. It is a complex city that has been through more than its share of highs and lows. You can see some of those highs and lows around the city from the Titanic Quarter and the Harland and Wolfe shipyards to ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more

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