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Royal Liver Building above Dale
Street Liverpool England
Liverpool contains over 2,500 listed buildings. It
is the inheritance of high-minded public spirit since
the late 18th century, largely with Dissenter impetus,
resulting in more public sculpture than in any UK city
aside from City of Westminster, more listed buildings
than any city apart from London It also has more Georgian
houses than the city of Bath.
Liverpool Waterfront is a UNESCO world Heritage
site.
The area around William Brown Street has been
labeled the city's 'Cultural Quarter', owing to
the presence of the William Brown Library, Walker
Art Gallery and World Museum Liverpool, just three
of Liverpool's neo-classical buildings. Nearby
is St George's Hall, perhaps the most impressive
of these neo-classical buildings. It was built
to serve a variety of civic functions, including
both as a concert hall and as the city's law courts.
Its doors, inscribed "S.P.Q.L." (Latin
senatus populusque Liverpudliensis - "the
senate and people of Liverpool"), as well
as its grand architecture proclaim the municipal
pride and ambition of the city in the mid-nineteenth
century. Also in this area are Wellington's Column
and the Steble Fountain.
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Above: Liverpool Anglican Cathedral North elevation
Some of Liverpool's landmarks are better known for
their oddness rather than for their role. Williamson's
tunnels are architecturally unique as being the largest
underground folly in the world. The Philharmonic Dining
Rooms are noteworthy for their ornate Victorian toilets,
which have become a tourist attraction in their own
right.
On Renshaw Street there is the new alternative shopping
centre Grand Central Hall - which boasts not only fine
external architecture but also has much to offer inside,
such as the metalwork and ceiling decoration of the
Ground floor and the fantastic domed ceiling of Roscoe
Hall. Also in Roscoe Hall is the organ (although recent
shop additions to the hall have obscured the view somewhat)
which is a listed item itself.
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In
2007, Liverpool is celebrating its 800th anniversary. Inhabitants
of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians but are also known
as "Scousers". This name comes from a local meal known
as 'scouse'. Scouse is a form of stew. The word scouse has also
become synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect. 