Even though Northern Ireland's capital is a smaller city of around 300,000 inhabitants, it has a unique history and a rich culture. Trace Belfast's 300-year history back to its humble origins and explore the original 1660s street layout or remarkable examples of Victorian architecture found in buildings such as the City Hall or Albert Clock Memorial. Some other notable events throughout the city's long history include:
- The invention of air conditioning by Belfast's Sirocco Works in the scope of which the Royal Victorian Hospital became the first building in the world to be fitted with AC.
- Belfast-educated Sir Hans Sloane, who was responsible for first creating milk chocolate.
- William Drennan, who first coined the expression 'Emerald Isle' in 1796.
- The discovery of carbon dioxide by Joseph Black, son of a Belfast wine merchant, whose principles were used by James Watt to develop the steam engine.
Once home to the Irish linen industry, tobacco production, and rope making, Belfast also became the site of ship building after locals developed a boat building trade at the mouth of the Lagan river. It is no surprise, then, that one of Belfast's most famous affiliations is to the Titanic, the concept for which was developed in Belfast in the early 1900s. Now the world's largest visitor experience, the Titanic Museum is located next to the historic site of the Titanic's construction and tells the story from her conception, through her construction and launch, to her famous maiden voyage and tragic end.
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