Queen's Arcade, Belfast
Queen's Arcade is a Grade B1 listed shopping arcade in the centre of Belfast. An ornate Victorian 4-storey building, painted pastel yellow, featuring muted copper spires on the roof, a small white clockface in the centre of the 2nd floor, and ground floor shopping units framed in black, either side of the arched entrance to an arcade. On the third floor is an Art-Deco-influenced monogram with the letters "A.R.".
The arcade and the building above it were designed by James McKinnon in 1880, for developer George Fisher. During the 1980s and 1990s, the arcade was owned by Prudential Portfolio Managers Ltd. In 1987 they refurbished the building façades and installed canopies over the Donegall Place and Fountain Street entrances. They carried out further refurbishment works during 1994.
The building gained Grade B1 listed status in June 1993.
The arcade and the building above it were designed by James McKinnon in 1880, for developer George Fisher. During the 1980s and 1990s, the arcade was owned by Prudential Portfolio Managers Ltd. In 1987 they refurbished the building façades and installed canopies over the Donegall Place and Fountain Street entrances. They carried out further refurbishment works during 1994.
The building gained Grade B1 listed status in June 1993.
Sight description based on Wikipedia.
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Sight Name: Queen's Arcade
Sight Location: Belfast, Ireland (See walking tours in Belfast)
Sight Type: Shopping
Sight Location: Belfast, Ireland (See walking tours in Belfast)
Sight Type: Shopping