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Originally posted by Conor
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Theres a multi million development going on up in belfast where Harland & Wolfe is atm (Shipyard Titanic was built at) It includes a pravillion and even a sky scraper (As if Belfast has use for one  )
It's being named 'Titanic Quarter' and is in a long line of recent developments including: Victoria Square, Waterfront hall, First Asda in NI, New City Airport aka George Best City airport  The opel tower, some art gallery, a new chunk of redeveloped road near the Domestic Airport, the city hall redevelopment and a few more smaller things like re-generation/clean up projects.
Official site, look at the header, its going to be pretty impressive:
http://www.titanic-quarter.com/
EDIT: Just before the strange shaped building at the heart of the develepment is an origional Titanic tug boat and a large rectange to make way for a life sized scale lazer model of Titanic. (Dunno how its going to work but it's rumoured to be veeeeery expensive)
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Yep Im currently monitoring the construciton of the project. i just got back from Belfast after taking a trip to see how they are getting on.
The 'Titanic Signature project' is due to open for the ships 100th anniversary in 2012.
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I don't have a clue how they're going to get it finished on time yet. I was up last 2 wks ago and it just looks the same as ever: A massive heap of eye soar concrete and rundown victorian out buildings with the Titanic slipway. Although I did see a bit of what looked like foundations work going on near the Oydesy from the Belfast eye
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Well they are progressing quite well with phase one of the project. if you notice the 'arc apartments' are taking place near the odyssey arena and since i visited last year. they have cleaned up the slipway and they have improved the thompson dry dock a little bit.
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Ohhhhh. I never knew that was part of the Arc houseing development, cool
I seriously think I'm going to buy an apartment there when I move out. Belfast is turning so funky, modern and studentish. The atmoshphere is so cool now and its the second safest capital in Europe for toursits
