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Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 8 Jun 2015
This view is along Royal Avenue from its junction with Donegall Street. The offices of the Belfast Telegraph are seen with the Central Library further along the avenue. The library is classically styled and was built in 1888, to the designs of W.H.Lynn with extensions added in 1962 and 1980. The day the library was opened in 1888 was also the day that Belfast was ceremonially granted city status and the library as a civic institution is thus symbolic of the beginning of a new era in the history of Belfast. Listed, grade A, there are many details and much history at: http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/content-databases-buildview?id=17185
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