Front Gates

One of Belfast's most iconic buildings with its Portland stone façade and imposing dome, Belfast City Hall first opened its doors in August 1906 on a site formerly occupied by the White Linen Hall, an important international Linen Exchange at the heart of Belfast’s historic Linen Quarter.

Very much an Ulster-Scots city, Belfast was known for linen production, rope-making, shipbuilding, printing and engineering – and for a time overtook Dublin as the most populous city in Ireland.