Belfast has a lot of really beautiful architecture that goes unseen. Next time you’re in Belfast, make sure to look up and appreciate the built environment around you. But because that might be a while, I’ll do a short Belfast architecture thread:

1/10 https://twitter.com/PauricOh/status/1259107537015713792

p.s. this is just a select few buildings I chose to say about + limited by character count so haven't included everything I would like to

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A 1960s renovation to the Ulster Museum blended together the original pre-WW2 classical architecture with Brutalism. It’s unbelievably impressive.

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Transport House is the huge internationalist style building opposite the Albert Clock; opened in 1959, it was the Belfast headquarters of the TGW Union. The building features a mural of Belfast’s industrial history. It's been empty for some time, but Unite plan to use it.

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The 1930 art deco style former Bank of Ireland building is located at the very bottom of Royal Avenue and is hard to miss, but has sat empty since 2005, with plans to convert it to a hotel. It’s a beautiful building and a shame that it’s been neglected like this.

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Sitting opposite the Bank of Ireland building at the corner of Royal Avenue and North Street sits another Art Deco style building; built in the mid 1930s and originally used a department store. I love the clock on the front (unsure if it’s still working)

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Row of buildings on Castle Place. Nos. 8-18 are a beautiful example of Art Nouveau architecture in Belfast and reflects the original Belfast Castle while incorporating international influences. Bonus: the Kelly and Leahy building was a tobacconist owned by ancestors of mine

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Wedged between two modern housing developments is St Joseph’s Church - one of the last remaining pieces of Sailortown left. There's a campaign to regenerate the area led by https://www.sailortownregeneration.com/ . On the the road you can still see remnants of old railways

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BT’s Telephone House is on the corner of May St and Cromac St and was built in the mid 1930s as the north’s first automatic telephone exchange. Essentially a large concrete block and I love that

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There's some class build heritage around Belfast, a lot of which is under threat due to redevelopment and gentrification. That makes me sad.

We should be proud of the beauty our city contains, and we should fight to protect it

Might add more to this thread tomorrow :o