Liverpool, once the second city of the British Empire, has, since the Second World War been in decline. In recent years there has been a massive increase in investment with the city centre witnessing regeneration. Liverpool was the European Capital of Culture for 2008 all through the year there were numerous events ranging from world class concerts to exciting exhibitions of art. Now the dust has settled what is there to draw tourists to this wonderful city? Well there are certainly a number of new Liverpool hotels meeting the requirements of all tastes. In the article below I take a look at three tourist attractions in Liverpool.
Tate Liverpool
Stood at the Liverpool's waterfromt, as part of the Albert Dock complex, is Tate Liverpool. Since opening in 1988, the Tate, for a short space of time, was the largest gallery of contemporary and modern art in the United Kingdom, besides London. The Tate is a highly popular tourist attraction in Liverpool, seeing more than 600,000 visitors through its' doors each 12 months. The gallery is in one of the 5 converted warehouses orignally converted by James Stirling. However, the building had to undergo further refurbishment in1988 to create more gallery space. In 2007 the foyer was redesigned, giving the gallery a more modern appearance and better proportions in the reception area.
Albert Dock
Liverpool's Albert Dock was named after Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, who opened the docks in 1846. The docks were extremely busy throughout the years,, but eventually had to close to shipping in 1972. For many years the docks lay derelict and quiet, until the 1980's when they were redeveloped with funding from the Merseyside Development Corporation. The dock consisted of five warehouse buildings, all of which are Grade I listed, making the Albert Dock complex the largest set of Grade I listed building in the United Kingdom. The docks are now home to a variety of visitor attractions, including the Tate Liverpool and the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral
Liverpool is renowned for having two cathedrals: the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral. When John Charles Rye was assigned Bishop of Liverpool in 1880, ironically there was no cathedral in Liverpool as that time. Eventually, after a lot of debate the powers that be decided that a cathedral was needed. In 1902, they decided to hold an open competition for the design of the cathedral. The winning proposal was chosen in 1903, and surprisingly, was a design by student Giles Gilbert Scott, who had no previous building experience. Another architect, George F. Bodley, was appointed to work with Scott, and oversee all building works and designs. King Edward VII laid the foundation stone in 1904, and in 1910, the first part of the cathedral, the Lady Chapel, was completed.
As well as the 3 tourist attractions mentioned above Liverpool has a great many more. Besides this there are a huge number more not too far away from the city, perfect for a day visit. If you are planning to spend time in Liverpool you may wish to take a look at our web site which has a comprehensive list of Liverpool hotels and guest houses as well as a selection of Liverpool apartments.
Tate Liverpool
Stood at the Liverpool's waterfromt, as part of the Albert Dock complex, is Tate Liverpool. Since opening in 1988, the Tate, for a short space of time, was the largest gallery of contemporary and modern art in the United Kingdom, besides London. The Tate is a highly popular tourist attraction in Liverpool, seeing more than 600,000 visitors through its' doors each 12 months. The gallery is in one of the 5 converted warehouses orignally converted by James Stirling. However, the building had to undergo further refurbishment in1988 to create more gallery space. In 2007 the foyer was redesigned, giving the gallery a more modern appearance and better proportions in the reception area.
Albert Dock
Liverpool's Albert Dock was named after Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, who opened the docks in 1846. The docks were extremely busy throughout the years,, but eventually had to close to shipping in 1972. For many years the docks lay derelict and quiet, until the 1980's when they were redeveloped with funding from the Merseyside Development Corporation. The dock consisted of five warehouse buildings, all of which are Grade I listed, making the Albert Dock complex the largest set of Grade I listed building in the United Kingdom. The docks are now home to a variety of visitor attractions, including the Tate Liverpool and the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral
Liverpool is renowned for having two cathedrals: the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral. When John Charles Rye was assigned Bishop of Liverpool in 1880, ironically there was no cathedral in Liverpool as that time. Eventually, after a lot of debate the powers that be decided that a cathedral was needed. In 1902, they decided to hold an open competition for the design of the cathedral. The winning proposal was chosen in 1903, and surprisingly, was a design by student Giles Gilbert Scott, who had no previous building experience. Another architect, George F. Bodley, was appointed to work with Scott, and oversee all building works and designs. King Edward VII laid the foundation stone in 1904, and in 1910, the first part of the cathedral, the Lady Chapel, was completed.
As well as the 3 tourist attractions mentioned above Liverpool has a great many more. Besides this there are a huge number more not too far away from the city, perfect for a day visit. If you are planning to spend time in Liverpool you may wish to take a look at our web site which has a comprehensive list of Liverpool hotels and guest houses as well as a selection of Liverpool apartments.
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