Monday, December 20, 2010

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Built on the profits of linen and shipbuilding, Belfast City Hall looks more like a national parliament than a municipal building. Queen Victoria brought to the city a Golden Age. To say 'thank you,' the city kept her around, complete with her scepter (symbol of royal authority) and the globus cruciger (symbol of a higher, and global, authority). [2009]

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