Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast

The Albert Memorial Clock Tower is a 34.4 meter high clock tower in Northern Ireland. It is located near the River Lagan at Queen 's Square in Belfast. A life-size statue of the Prince in the robes of a Knight of the Garter is on the west side of the tower.

History

The for the most part composed of sandstone tower was from 1865 to 1870, built as a memorial for the 1861 deceased husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha. The former construction costs amounted to £ 2,500.

The design for the tower was built by the architect William J. Barre and his style is described as a mixture of French and Italian Gothic.

Due to a reduction of the subsoil of the tower is slightly tilted to one side, which has the population earned him the nickname " Belfast's Leaning Tower of Pisa".

Rehabilitation

In order to stop the increasing inclination of the tower and fix environmental damage took place from 2000 to 2002 restoration actions that cost a total of 2.4 million pounds.

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