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Travel | Liverpool

Once, of course, Liverpool was properly rich.
Back then it was called the Second City of
the Empire, number two after London.
During the 18th and 19th centuries Liverpool
was one of the world’s top trading ports...

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Behold the Three Graces in their
monumental beauty.
The Merseyside Maritime Museum is
a treat for visitors of all ages.

5 Senses – Sight
RADIO CITY TOWER
Radio City Tower provides the best
easily accessed panorama of Liverpool.
From the top floor, at a height of 138m,
views over the city and its surroundings
are excellent. The tower itself, built as
it is in a 1960s utilitarian style, is not
the prettiest structure – but that in
and of itself might provide one more
good reason to scale it.

© National Museums Liverpool; © Semmick Photo / Shutterstock

The Cunard Building itself is one of the city’s
Three Graces, a group of three grand buildings
that form the Liverpool Pier Head, together
with the Royal Liver Building and the Port
of Liverpool Building, providing a stately
introduction to the city and assuming an
iconic place on the skyline.

And what will new visitors find in Liverpool
proper? They’ll find some great museums,
a delightful trove of Georgian architecture,
a city that has embraced its cultural side, and
a place where innovative bars and restaurants
have taken root alongside charming
traditional pubs that belong to yesteryear.

In a strictly celebratory vein, the three
largest Cunard ships ever built will sail
into Liverpool’s port for a spectacular
choreographed rendezvous in the Mersey
on May 25 this year. This spectacle
is a component of Cunard’s 175th
birthday celebrations.

Liverpool’s museum scene is impressive,
a full list of which can be previewed at www.
liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. In fact, it has more
listed museums than any other English city
outside London. Start at Albert Dock, the
country’s largest collection of protected
buildings, and now a World Heritage Site
– this is the heart of Liverpool’s historic
waterfront. Here you’ll find impressive
five-storey, red-brick warehouses and
enormous cast-iron columns dating back to
1846. Recent development programmes have
repurposed several of the old warehouses and
brought the dock back to life. Here you’ll find
an outpost of the Tate, housing one of the
largest collections of contemporary art in the
UK. The Merseyside Maritime Museum
educates visitors about the history of the
merchant navy and Liverpool’s role during

The development of Liverpool as a bigger
cruise port will raise the city’s tourism profile
and bring greater international attention to
a number of destinations just an easy train
journey away. These include Manchester, the
glorious coast of north Wales, and Blackpool,
northern England’s somewhat kitsch but
undeniably fun beach resort. Even London,
just over two hours away by fast train, will be
affected. But the city that will benefit most
noticeably, of course, is Liverpool itself.

Menara Radio City memberikan
panorama terbaik Liverpool dengan
akses termudah. Dari lantai atas, pada
ketinggian 138 meter, pemandangan
kota dan sekitarnya sungguh luar biasa.
Menaranya sendiri dibangun pada
tahun 1960-an dalam gaya utilitarian.