Royal Liver Building
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 1HU
Map here shows where the Royal Liver Building is situated in Liverpool. Next to the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool building, on the Pier Head. It is in a prime location and is one of Liverpool’s main tourist attractions.
The Royal Liver Building is situated in the business district within Liverpool’s city centre. This beautiful building sits on Liverpool’s Pier Head overlooking the River Mersey.
The Royal Liver Building; built in 1908, is a neo-classical architectural style building. The Royal Liver Building was the first major structure in Britain and on of the first buildings in the world to be constructed using concrete reinforced with steel, it was a combination of both modern and ancient technology.
Upon the Pier Head overlooking the River Mersey is also the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building. These 3 Liverpool Landmarks form what is known as the ‘three graces’.
The Pier Head is just a 2 minute walk to the famous Victorian style Albert Dock, and just a minutes walk to the Museum of Liverpool. The main shopping area of Liverpool; Liverpool One, is just a few minutes walk further into town.
Also within the area is the Liverpool World Museum and the infamous Cavern Club where The Beatles first became a sensation.
The Royal Liver Building was Liverpool’s tallest building until 1965 when the Radio City Tower was constructed.
The City of Liverpool won the European ‘Capital of Culture’ award in 2008, because of its beautiful landscape and style.
In my opinion the Royal Liver building does work and fit in with the surrounding structures, however in terms of proportion I feel that it doesn’t quite look right. It seems a bit too wide for the height of the main structure, before the tower heads are added onto it. Also from the 8th-9th storey the building seems to be a different colour, this could be from weather conditions over time, but it seems too level to be that. In my opinion it looks as if the top part of the building was added later in life.
Unfortunately the Royal Liver building isn’t accessible to the public so I cannot comment on its interior other than from pictures. From images however I would say that it is extremely modern, not what you would expect from the outside, but I do like it.
Overall I am very fond of the building and its history and I believe it is a very beautiful building. I’m just not 100% sure that it is right.
Royal Liver Building, Liverpool 