River Faughan, Co. Derry
Where the River Faughan meets the Foyle estuary. You can see the local power station in the distance with it's plume of steam.
Dunluce Castle, Co. Antrim
Like something out of a Tolkien fantasy, the ruins
of Dunluce Castle have a desolate, awe-inspiring grandeur as they rise
dramatically from a precipitous basaltic rock standing over a hundred-feet
sheer above the wild and chill northern sea. Separated from the mainland
by a deep chasm crossed only by a narrow bridge and penetrated below by
a long cave, this precarious rocky outcrop occupied a position of great
strategic importance that was fought over for centuries, eventually becoming,dunluce
castle in the sixteenth century, the principal stronghold of the McDonnells,
"Lords of the Isles" and rulers of far-flung territories along
the western Scottish seaboard.
DeLorean Motor Car, Belfast
THE DELOREAN STORY
Former General Motors high-flyer John DeLorean had a plan to build a stylish
European sports car, at a price that would make it attractive to the American
market. The site he chose for his state-of-the-art factory was on the
outskirts of Belfast. The unexpected marriage of high-tech glamour with
the gritty reality of 1970s Northern Ireland captured the public's imagination
but this early optimism would end in failure. Although the cars looked
great, the windows leaked and the engines seized; as his financial problems
mounted the maverick DeLorean faced charges of drugs trafficking.
DeLorean Facts
* The DeLorean plant opened in 1978
* Although all of the cars were unpainted stainless steel when they left
the factory, some were painted afterwards and three were gold-plated
* John DeLorean was arrested by the FBI on 19 October 1982 in Los Angeles
and charged with trafficking cocaine
Harland & Wolff at night
Harland & Wolff cranes from behind, shot through a security fence.
The reflections are from the Victoria Channel that leads out from the
shipyard into Belfast Lough.
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Albert Clock, Belfast
Pisa has its leaning tower and Belfast has one to match - the Albert
Memorial Clock Tower. Constructed of sandstone as a memorial to Queen
Victoria's late Prince Consort, Prince Albert, the Albert Memorial Clock
stands 113 feet tall. A statue of the Prince in robes of a Knight of the
Garter stands on the western side of the tower. A two tonne bell is housed
in the tower. Designed by William J. Barre. The sculpture of Albert is
by S.F. Lynn. Built on wooden piles on marshy, reclaimed land around the
River Farset, the top of the tower leans four feet off the perpendicular.
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Lagan Reflection, Belfast
View across the River Lagan, Belfast showing the old Sirocco factory chimney with the H&W cranes in the distance.
