![]() ![]() The TSP now consists of the Titanic and Olympic Slipways the Harland and Wolff Headquarter Building and Drawing Offices the Thompson Dock and Pump House HMS Caroline SS Nomadic the H & W Steam Cranes and the Titanic Signature Building. One of the objectives of the TSP was to establish a “world-class visitor attraction based on the theme of the Titanic and the wider achievement of Belfast’s shipbuilding and maritime history” and “create an innovative and original attraction of such scale, originality and innovation that it will become Northern Ireland’s largest and most successful built visitor attraction, having a significant positive impact of Belfast’s position as a tourist destination” To fulfil this objective the Titanic Signature Building was proposed as the central element within the TSP. The Titanic Signature Project (TSP) was one of these projects and is based upon the Titanic and Maritime Belfast Heritage theme. When visiting Northern Ireland, stay at the Grand Central Hotel near Titanic Belfast - ideally located just 5 minutes from one of Belfast’s best tourist attractions.In 2003 the Northern Ireland Tourist Board’s (NITB) Strategic Framework for Action 2004 – 2007 identified five Signature Projects to enhance the tourism offering. Tickets can be purchased online at by calling T:+44 (0) 28 9076 6399. The story is then brought up to the present with the discovery of the wreck and into the future with live links to contemporary undersea exploration. ![]() Guests then move on to paying tribute to the loss of this magnificent ship and the 1,500 men, women and children who lost their lives on her tragic maiden voyage, and experience the aftermath, the inquiries and the sensational news reports of the time. Then it's all aboard to experience an eclectic range of exhibits, models, interactive databases and elaborate computer generated imagery which illustrate the ship's opulent fit-out including exact replicas of the cabins, and journeys through the dining areas, the ship's engine rooms, working interiors and deck promenade, where visitors can see and hear the oceans and feel the engines rumbling. There's not much time to catch your breath, as you're greeted with a panoramic eagle's eye view of the actual slipways on which both the Titanic and the Olympic once rested, as well as experience the excitement of launch day in 1911. Pass through the original Harland & Wolff gates to continue the journey to the Shipyard and the dark ride that uses special effects, animations and full-scale reconstructions to recreate the reality of shipbuilding in the early 1900s. On entering, visitors can step back in time and learn about the thriving industries and exciting design innovations that led to the creation of RMS Titanic, the largest and most luxurious ship in the world. The self-guided Titanic Experience extends over nine interpretive and interactive galleries, which explore the sights, sounds, smells and stories of RMS Titanic, as well as the city and people who made her. Titanic Belfast tells the story of the Titanic, from her conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, through her construction and launch, to its maiden voyage and subsequent place in history. Titanic Belfast, named the World's Leading Tourist Attraction at the prestigious World Travel Awards in 2016, is located beside the Titanic Slipways, the Harland and Wolff Drawing Offices and Hamilton Graving Dock, the very place where Titanic was designed, built and launched in 1912. Titanic Belfast is the world's largest Titanic visitor experience and a must-see on any visit to Belfast and Northern Ireland. ![]()
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