Royal Albert Dock
The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in the United Kingdom to be built from a combination of cast iron, brick, and stone without also using wood for any structural element.Photo: Eleanor Hurlock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England
- Also known as: “Albert Dock” and “Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include International Slavery Museum and Merseyside Maritime Museum.
International Slavery Museum
Museum
Photo: Tony Corsini, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The International Slavery Museum is a museum located in Liverpool, UK, that focuses on the history and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade. The museum, which forms part of the Merseyside Maritime Museum, consists of three main galleries which focus on the lives of people in West Africa, their eventual enslavement, and their continued fight for freedom. International Slavery Museum is situated 350 feet north of Royal Albert Dock.
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Museum
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The Merseyside Maritime Museum is a museum based in the city of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is part of National Museums Liverpool and an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage. Merseyside Maritime Museum is situated 380 feet north of Royal Albert Dock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liverpool city centre and Pride Quarter.
Liverpool city centre
Quarter
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Liverpool city centre is the administrative, commercial, cultural, financial and historical centre of Liverpool and the Liverpool City Region, England.
Pride Quarter
Quarter
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The Pride Quarter, also known as the Stanley Street Quarter, Liverpool Gay Quarter or Village, is an area within Liverpool City Centre, England. It serves as the main focal point for Liverpool's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Baltic Triangle
Quarter
The Baltic Triangle is an area of Liverpool city centre defined by Liverpool City Council as the triangular portion of the city bounded by Liver Street, Park Lane, St James Street, Hill Street, Sefton Street and Wapping.
Royal Albert Dock
- Categories: warehouse, group of structures or buildings, and museum building
- Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Spanish—“Royal Albert Dock” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “অ্যালবার্ট ডক”
- Chinese: “皇家阿爾伯特碼頭”
- Chinese: “阿爾伯特碼頭”
- Czech: “Albert Dock”
- Dutch: “Albert Dock”
- French: “Royal Albert Dock”
- Hebrew: “מעגן אלברט”
- Icelandic: “Albert Dock”
- Icelandic: “The Royal Albert Dock”
- Italian: “Albert Dock”
- Japanese: “アルバート・ドック”
- Japanese: “ロイヤル・アルバート・ドック”
- Lithuanian: “Karališkoji Alberto prieplauka”
- Malayalam: “റോയൽ ആൽബർട്ട് ഡോക്ക്”
- Persian: “بارانداز آلبرت”
- Russian: “albert dog”
- Spanish: “Royal Albert Dock”
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