Liverpool Vacations And A Selection Of Excellent Tourist Attractions You Must See
Liverpool, at one-time the second city of the British Empire, has, since WOrld War II been in decline. In recent years there has been a marked increase in investment with the city centre seeing regeneration. Liverpool was the European Capital of Culture for 2008 all through the year there were countless events ranging from world class concerts to exciting exhibitions of art. With the European Capital of Culture year over what is there to attract visitors to this exciting city? Well there are plenty of new hotels in Liverpool catering for all tastes. In the text below I introduce you to three tourist attractions in Liverpool.
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
Liverpool is celebrated for having two cathedrals: the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral and the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. When John Charles Rye was appointed Bishop of Liverpool in 1880, ironically Liverpool did not have a cathedral at that time. Soon, after a lot of discussion, the powers that be decided that a cathedral was needed. In 1902, they decided to hold an open competition for the design of the cathedral. The winning proposal was chosen in 1903, and surprisingly, was a design by student Giles Gilbert Scott, who had no former building experience. Another architect, George F. Bodley, was appointed to work with Scott, and oversee all construction works and designs. King Edward VII laid the foundation stone in 1904, and in 1910, the first part of the cathedral, the Lady Chapel, was finished.
Albert Dock
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, whom the docks were named after, opened the docks in 1846. The docks were extremely busy over the years, but regretably they had to close to shipping in 1972. For many years the docks lay derelict and quiet, until the 1980′s when they were redeveloped with funding from the Merseyside Development Corporation. The dock consisted of five warehouse buildings, all of which are Grade I listed, making the Albert Dock complex the largest set of Grade I listed building in the United Kingdom. The docks are now home to a variety of tourist attractions, including the Tate Liverpool and the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
Tate Liverpool
Situated on the waterfront in Liverpool, as part of the Albert Dock complex, is Tate Liverpool. Since opening in 1988, the Tate, for a short time, was the largest gallery of contemporary and modern art in the United Kingdom, outside London. The Tate is a highly popular tourist attraction in Liverpool, with over 600,000 visitors through its’ doors every twelve months. The gallery is in one of the five converted warehouses orignally converted by James Stirling. However, the building had to undergo further refurbishment in1988 to create more gallery space. In 2007 the foyer was redesigned, giving the gallery a more modern appearance and better proportions in the reception area.
As well as the three tourist attractions discussed above Liverpool has a great many more. Not only this there are a great many more not too far away from the city, perfect for a day visit. If you are planning to spend time in Liverpool you may wish to take a look at our web site which has a comprehensive list of Liverpool hotels and guest houses as well as a selection of Liverpool apartments|apartments in Liverpool.
