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Location
Park Plaza Belfast is a 50 metre walk from Belfast International Airport terminal and a short 20 minute taxi journey from the city airport.
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Park Plaza Belfast is a 50 metre walk from Belfast International Airport terminal and a short 20 minute taxi journey from the city airport, the city centre and the central train station. An express coach, runs approximately every 30 minutes from 05:45 to 23:20 hours to the hotel from the city centre.
Road miles to Park Plaza Belfast:
Belfast 17
Lisburn 13
Ballymena 17
Armagh 37
Newry 45
Coleraine 45
Monaghan 55
Londonderry 58
Strabane 71
Enniskillen 83
Cavan 85
Dublin 110
Donegal 110
Sligo 125
Even prior to incorporation as a city in 1888, Belfast was the cultural and political center of Ulster, or Northern Ireland. The population later exploded due to the linen, rope making, and shipping industries. The city also helped usher in Northern Ireland's Industrial Revolution and was considered one of Europe's leading ship building cities. Belfast has the world's largest dry dock, and the ill-fated Titanic was constructed here. The 19th-20th centuries saw unique architectural development, and the elaborate stone heads upon the ledges of several historic buildings mark the amalgamation of Victorian and Edwardian schools. Also, several bridges, buildings, streets, and a university are named in honor of Queen Victoria, who visited in 1849. Belfast's rather tempestuous past and political tension is disconcerting. However, it is offset by the city's eagerness to move forward, which is exemplified in the conversion of the Donegall Place waterfront area into a premier shopping zone.
Donegall Square is the focal point of the city. The area is home to city hall and the point from which all roads radiate.