Titanic Memorial in New York City

17 August 2022 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, New York City Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Luiz Eduardo Bettega/cc-by-sa-4.0

© Luiz Eduardo Bettega/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Titanic Memorial is a 60-foot-tall (18 m) lighthouse at Fulton and Pearl Streets in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It was built, due in part to the instigation of Margaret Brown, to remember the people who died on the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. Its design incorporates the use of a time ball.   read more…

Titanic Belfast® in the Titanic Quarter

1 October 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  8 minutes

Sinking of the RMS Titanic - www.buddelschiffmuseum.de © Werner Willmann

Sinking of the RMS Titanic – www.buddelschiffmuseum.de © Werner Willmann

Drive over the Lagan Bridge or along the historic Queen’s Road in the heart of the former shipyard and you will see a stunning piece of architecture coming to life. The new Titanic visitor attraction is creating excitement amongst the tourist trade and the public. Its creators describe Titanic Belfast® as a “must see” visit in any tour of Belfast and Northern Ireland. Already, tour operators are programming it in to their 2012 schedules.   read more…

The international maritime city of Southampton

6 September 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

RMS Queen Mary 2 in the Southampton Dock © Sassan

RMS Queen Mary 2 in the Southampton Dock © Sassan

Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-west of London and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The local authority is Southampton City Council, which is a unitary authority.   read more…

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