Beautiful building, so ornate
Scottish Provident Institution的点评
点评:One of the most beautiful buildings in Belfast is without a shadow of a doubt the Scottish Provident Building.
The Scottish Provident Building is a significant Edwardian era building, constructed between 1897-1902 and built from designs from architect's Young & Mackenzie ,a great example of Italian Renaissance style architecture, built primarily from Glasgow blonde sandstone with a green copper roof ,the facade of this magnificent building has symbolic ornate carvings relating to industry associated with the city of Belfast such as shipbuilding, rope making,spinning and printing,atop the roof are two bronze statues of sphinxes ,its just a stunning looking building thats most definitely well worth checking out if you're planning a holiday to Belfast, its easy to locate on Donegall Square .
翻译:毫无疑问,苏格兰互助大厦是贝尔法斯特最美丽的建筑之一。
这座建筑是爱德华时代的标志性建筑,建于1897年至1902年间,由建筑师杨和麦肯齐设计,是意大利文艺复兴风格建筑的典范。大厦主要采用格拉斯哥浅色砂岩建造,屋顶覆以绿色铜瓦。这座宏伟建筑的正面装饰着与贝尔法斯特相关产业(如造船、制绳、纺纱和印刷)有关的精美雕刻。屋顶上矗立着两尊青铜狮身人面像。如果您计划前往贝尔法斯特度假,这座建筑绝对值得一看。它位于多尼戈尔广场,很容易找到。