Titanic Quarter

Neighborhoods in Belfast

"A short walk across the river might feel like stepping into a different world altogether. That’s because the Titanic Quarter is Belfast’s newest district, having been built in the early 2010s on the site of the city’s historic shipyards. Beneath the glass and steel exteriors, the development still harkens back to Belfast’s maritime history, but it certainly doesn’t represent a city stuck in the past. The one-time shipyard now has the massive Titanic museum and a state-of-the-art film studio (where much of Game of Thrones was shot), and the former drawing offices have become the luxury Titanic Hotel. The slipway that launched the ship which gives the Titanic Quarter its name has been turned into a vast public space, which hosts concerts and other events throughout the year. The promenade out to the mouth of the River Lagan displays curios from the peak of Belfast’s maritime history, including the Tory Island lighthouse and HMS Caroline, a WWI ship." - MATADOR_NETWORK