LIVERPOOL TOWN HALL

Built between 1749 and 1759, Liverpool City Hall is a sublime Georgian listed building. It was designed by John Wood, the famous architect of the city of Bath, who gave it exceptional characteristics. When it was created, the ground floor was used as a place of exchange for merchants and it was the slave trade that financed the work. But in 1795, a fire destroyed the building and everything had to be rebuilt. Many additions were then made, such as the large dome with a statue of Minerva. For the record, we can say that it is here that the American civil war definitively ended... In November 1865, Captain Waddell of the Confederate ship CSS Shenandoah climbed the steps of the town hall to go to the British government. Later, another conflict severely damaged the town hall. The Luftwaffe bombardments caused a lot of damage in 1941, but the colossus was impeccably restored. Since then, a whole bunch of celebrities who have come to Liverpool have presented themselves to the crowd on the north side balcony: Queen Victoria herself, but also Edward VII, the Beatles and the most famous players of Liverpool FC! Inside, the decoration is exceptional. If you cannot attend a visit, you must still enter these sumptuous places and admire the hall, with its Flemish wooden fireplace and beautiful floor tiles, as well as the massive staircase overhung by a blue and gold dome.