Image: College Square North, Belfast (2) - geograph.org.uk - 1134946
Description: College Square North, Belfast (2). See 439170. The Old Museum Building (no 7 College Square North) was completed in 1831 to a design by Duff and Jackson. Two points of interest - (1) it was paid for by voluntary subscriptions (no lottery in those days) and (2) the architects are said to have been influenced by classical Greek architecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Revival_architecture to the extent that this portico is reputed to be an exact copy of the octagon tower of Andronicus in Athens.
Title: College Square North, Belfast (2) - geograph.org.uk - 1134946
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