Victoria Square Shopping Centre

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Victoria Square is a shopping complex located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The area includes over 55+ shops, 16 restaurants and an Odeon cinema. Opened on 6 March 2008,[1] Victoria Square is a commercial, residential and leisure development that took 6 years to build.

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Design

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Victoria Square Main Atrium 2010

An element of the development is two covered, multi-level streets linked to the glass dome, which measures 37 m in diameter and 45 m in height. A public square covered entirely by the glass dome serves as the hub of the entire area. The Jaffe Fountain, constructed in the 1870s by former Lord Mayor Otto Jaffe in memory of his father, has been restored to its original location in Victoria Square.[5] There are pedestrian links to nearby business, nightlife and shopping streets on Laganside, Donegall Place, Royal Avenue and Ann Street.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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Construction of Victoria Square development August 2007

Facilities

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Belfast Grand Central Station is nearby.

Events

On 24 November 2013, a car bomb detonated outside a Victoria Square car park. There were no injuries.[8]

Gallery

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