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Belfast City Hall — City Hall’s corner façade and statue beneath a clear skyPhoto: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 · edited
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Belfast City Hall

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Belfast City Hall is Belfast City Council’s headquarters on Donegall Square, with a visitor-accessible entrance hall and rotunda.

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Belfast City Hall — Belfast City Hall’s full façade framed by the lawn Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY 4.0 · edited
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Why go

  • The green copper dome and Portland-stone Baroque Revival façade.
  • Carrara, Pavonazzo and Brescia marble, with stained-glass windows inside.
  • The setting for the first state opening of Northern Ireland’s Parliament in 1921.

Opening hours

Today09:00 – 17:00Show all
Monday09:00 – 17:00
Tuesday09:00 – 17:00
Wednesday09:00 – 17:00
Thursday09:00 – 17:00
Friday09:00 – 17:00
Saturday10:00 – 17:00
Sunday10:00 – 17:00

Don't miss

  • Exterior detailsLook for the lantern above the dome, four corner towers and the pediment sculpted by F. W. Pomeroy with J. Edgar Winter.Outside, above the building’s façade
  • Entrance hall and rotundaThese are the interior spaces visitors can enter.Inside City Hall
  • Titanic MemorialThe statue in the Titanic Memorial Garden commemorates passengers and sailors who drowned.Titanic Memorial Garden
  • Mary Ann McCracken and Winifred CarneyBronze statues of the two women were added to the grounds in 2024.City Hall grounds2024
  • Cenotaph and Garden of RemembranceSee Northern Ireland’s main war memorial and the Garden of Remembrance.City Hall grounds

Know before you go

  • Independent interior access includes the entrance hall and rotunda.

What's inside

  • Other interior spaces include the Grand Staircase, Reception Room, Banqueting Hall and Great Hall; access to these spaces is not guaranteed.
  • A stained-glass window commemorates the 36th (Ulster) Division.

Tips for your visit

  • For a short interior visit, focus on the entrance hall and rotunda.

Interesting facts1

  1. 2007

    A 60-metre observation wheel operated in the grounds from 2007 to 2010, then was removed.

    Belfast City Hall - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

City Hall replaced the Old Town Hall in Victoria Street. Its site had held the White Linen Hall, an international linen exchange. Belfast Corporation funded construction with profits from the gas industry. Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas designed the building in the Baroque Revival style, with local firms H&J Martin and WH Stephens taking part in its design and construction. Durban City Hall was designed as an almost exact replica of Belfast City Hall.

  1. 1888Queen Victoria granted Belfast city status, prompting plans for a new town hall.
  2. 1898Construction began.
  3. 1906The Portland stone building opened on 1 August at a cost of £369,000.
  4. 1941The building suffered roof destruction during the Belfast Blitz; the damaged roof was later rebuilt.
  5. 1975City Hall received Grade A listed status.

How to get there

  • On footDonegall Square North, between Belfast city centre’s shopping and business areas.

Accessibility

  • Changing Places facility A Changing Places facility is available for visitors.
  • Autism-accessible environment City Hall is an accredited autism-accessible environment and an Autism Impact Award Champion.

Sources: Belfast City Hall - Wikipedia · Belfast - Wikivoyage (see) · Belfast City Council · Supporting people with disabilities | Belfast C… · Bin and box collections in Belfast · Belfast City Hall - Wikipedia · Hôtel de ville de Belfast - Wikipedia · checked 7 Oct 2026

Where
Donegall Square, Belfast

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Questions and answers

Is Belfast City Hall still used by the council?

Yes. It houses Belfast City Council’s chambers and administrative offices.

Who designed Belfast City Hall?

Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas designed it in the Baroque Revival style.

What stood on the site before Belfast City Hall?

The White Linen Hall, an international linen exchange, stood there.

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