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| Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast 2015 |
Belfast has it own leaning tower, the Albert Memorial Clock, located on the East of High Street.
It was built in 1865-1869 for commemorating the death of the husband of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, who died in 1861.
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| Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast 2015 |
This tower is not leaning as much as the famous Italian Pisa's Tower, but anyway over the years it has accumulated a list of 1.25 metres off the vertical towards South.
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| Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast 2015 |
A multi million pound restoration project carried out in 2002 has allowed the stabilization of the foundations and donated to the tower the original Victorian splendour.
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| Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast 2015 |
The tower is 35 meters high and constructed mainly in sandstone. It was built on wooden piles on reclaimed, marshy land around the river Farset, conditions that caused the subsidence of its foundations.
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| Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast 2015 |
People from Belfast comment that "the old Albert has both the time and the inclination".
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