A Fine Day In Liverpool

Today we went to Liverpool by train. The train took no more than 15 mintes and we arrived at Liverpool's Lime Station which is the main Station.

Lime Street Station

Lime Street Station is the main station in Liverpool. This station was opened in August 1836, although it wasn't finished (until the following next year). It was designed by Cunningham and Holme. It was voted "Station of the Year 2010" at the Nationsl Rail Awards.

Christ the King of Liverpool Cathedral

 Yesterday we visited this Cathedral in Liverpool. It's modern. It is big. It was built in 1962 but the design for a Cathedral was proposed in 1953. There were 300 entries of architecs who wanted to design the Cathedral. Finally Federic Gibberd won.


  They took five years to buit it. It is 84.86m tall. The largest Catholic Cathedral in England. The catheral is one of the famous skyline landmarks of Liverpool. 

The two cathedrals are conecting by the Hope Street. The top of the Cathedral is like a crown. From a distance the building appears to becircular but it is made up of different shapes. 

The bells over the main entrance are named Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. 

 

 One of the most striking features of the cathedral is the quality of the light created by a large number of stained glass (vitral) in the walls and in the tower. During the day the inside of the cathedral changes colour depending on the weather. I like it because I could see many things.

Angelical Cathedral

Yesterday we visited a masterpiece. It was the Angelican Cathedral in Hope street. The style is Gothic Revival. It was built in 1904. Is the largest cathedral in Europe. 

There are some very interestings facts about this fantastic building.

It' has the world's highest and widest Gothic arches(33m).

Also it has the world's heaviest(31tons) and highest (67m) peal of bells. 
The high Tower Vault(53m) and the country's largest organ (10,267 pipes).

There were lots of things happening inside . I was surprised to see a restaurant inside the Cathedral. In my opinion this cathedral is better than the Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King because of the work that has been done on it. It took 74 to built.

The three Graces

The three Graces are three buildings in the city centre of Liverpool down at the Pierhead. They are land marks of the city. 
 


They are one of the most recognised skylines in the world.

These majestic buildings were conceived and constructed as visible symbols of Liverpool's international prestige.

The three buildings are: The Royal Liver Building, The Cunard Building and The Port of Liverpool Building.

The Royal Liver Building was designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas
The Cunard Building was designed by Willink & Thicknesse.
The Port of Liverpool building was designed by Sir Arnold Thornely.

On the top or the Royal Liver Building there are stand the two famous Liver Birds. They came to rest in 1911. They keep watch over the city. They are 18 feet tall. Then a bird falls Liverpool will fall also.



The myth says that the female bird looks out to the sea watching for the safe return of sailors while the male bird looks into the city keeping care of the families. When people return ro Liverpool they see the two birds which are a symbol of hope.

The Liverpool Museum.

The Liverpool museum is at the Pier head. The outside of the building it's very modern with neutral colors like white and grey. 
It has got three floors. 

The main entrance, and two more up stairs.
The museum shows a lot of antique Liverpool things; Like the Chippy, a lot of Beatle's things, some things of war, a lambanana,... 

And the history of the urban living in Liverpool and the Mersey culture. The museum it's very interactive. You can play and touch things, even you can wear clothes!.
It is the largest newly-built national museum in the UK. 
It has got more than 300.000 visits per year.