Then it’s all aboard to experience an eclectic range of exhibits, models, interactive databases and elaborate computer-generated imagery which illustrate the ship’s opulent fit-out including exact replicas of the cabins, and journeys through the dining areas, the ship’s engine rooms, working interiors and deck promenade, where visitors can see and hear the oceans and feel the engines rumbling. There’s not much time to catch your breath, as you’re greeted with a panoramic eagle’s eye view of the actual slipways on which both the Titanic and the Olympic once rested, as well as experience the excitement of launch day in 1911. Pass through the original Harland & Wolff gates to continue the journey to the Shipyard and the dark ride that uses special effects, animations and full-scale reconstructions to recreate the reality of shipbuilding in the early 1900s. On entering, visitors can step back in time and learn about the thriving industries and exciting design innovations that led to the creation of RMS Titanic, the largest and most luxurious ship in the world. The self-guided Titanic Experience extends over nine interpretive and interactive galleries, which explore the sights, sounds, smells and stories of RMS Titanic, as well as the city and people who made her. Titanic Belfast tells the story of the Titanic, from her conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, through her construction and launch, to its maiden voyage and subsequent place in history. Titanic Belfast, named the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction at the prestigious World Travel Awards in 2016, is located beside the Titanic Slipways, the Harland and Wolff Drawing Offices and Hamilton Graving Dock, the very place where Titanic was designed, built and launched in 1912. 400).Titanic Belfast is the world’s largest Titanic visitor experience and a must-see on any visit to Belfast and Northern Ireland. The meeting was to discuss general plans for the new ships, and with the order confirmed two days later, Harland & Wolff had the go-ahead to commence construction.Ĥ01 – the yard number given to Titanic when her keel was laid down (Olympic was yard no. At the time it was the largest gantry in the world, and dominated the Belfast skyline.Ģ28 feet – the height of the gantry (69 metres).Ĩ40 feet – the depth of the new gantry from front to back (256 metres).Ģ70 feet – the depth of the new gantry from front to back (82 metres).Ħ,000 tons – the approximate weight of the gantry.Ģ9 July 1908 – the date on which Bruce Ismay and Harold Sanderson, for White Star Line, met with Lord Pirrie and other representatives for the shipbuilders, at the Harland & Wolff offices in Belfast. £100,000 – the cost of building the giant gantry over the new slipways, which was designed by Sir William Arrol & Co, the civil engineering firm who also built the Forth Bridge in Scotland and Tower Bridge in London. Above: The Olympic, sister ship to Titanic, launching from slipway 2 on 20 October 1910.ġ906 – the year work began on modernising the shipyard to accommodate the construction of the new super liners.Ĥ – the original number of slipways at the Harland & Wolff North Yard.ģ – the number of slipways created when the yard was reconstructed to handle the building of the new super liner sister ships Olympic and Titanic (one of the original four slips was retained and the remaining three replaced with two larger slipways).
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