Chapple, R. M. 2012 'Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast' Blogspot post

7/29/2019 Chapple, R. M. 2012 'Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast' Blogspot post

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Coming up the hill to the main faade. I hadn't realised that the six pillars are intendedto represent the six counties of Northern Ireland ... you learn something new every day!
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Detail of light-post base.
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Side view, approaching from south-east.
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View from the front gates, looking down the avenue.
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The Great Hall with life-size statue of James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon on thelanding of the staircase.
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The ceiling of the Great Hall. The large gilded chandeliers were a gift from King George V, and they had originally hung in Windsor Castle. Prior to this, they had been a gift of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, but had been removed at the outbreak of WWI.
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Detail of the Viscount Craigavon statue.
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View of the Great Hall from the first floor gallery
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The tomb of Lord Craigavon and his wife, on the grounds of Parliament buildings.
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The tomb of Lord Craigavon and his wife. End view.
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Chapple, R. M. 2012 'Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast' Blogspot post