Royal Liver Building, Liverpool
A look at the iconic Royal Liver Building in Liverpool on on Saturday 18th July 2015.
The Royal Liver Building is a Grade I listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It is also part of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City.
Opened in 1911, the building is the purpose-built home of the Royal Liver Assurance group, which had been set up in the city in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. One of the first buildings in the world to be built using reinforced concrete, the Royal Liver Building stands at 90 m (300 ft) tall. It was the tallest storied building in Europe from completion until 1932 and the tallest in the United Kingdom until 1961. The Royal Liver Building is now however only the joint-fourth tallest structure in the City of Liverpool, having been overtaken in height by West Tower, Radio City Tower and Liverpool Cathedral.
Today the Royal Liver Building is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the city of Liverpool and is home to two fabled Liver Birds that watch over the city and the sea. Legend has it that were these two birds to fly away, then the city would cease to exist!
The building is crowned by a pair of clock towers: as a ship passed along the river, mariners could tell the time from these. The clocks were made by Gent and Co. of Leicester andare 7.6 m (25 ft) in diameter, larger than those of London's famous landmark, Big Ben, holding the distinction of being the largest electronically driven clocks in the UK. They were originally named George clocks because they were started at the precise time that King George V was crowned on 22 June 1911. In 1953, electronic chimes were installed to serve as a memorial to the members of the Royal Liver Friendly Society who died during the two World Wars. The electronic chimes are basically a Glockenspiel type affair where the sound is amplified and fed out through huge loudspeakers in the towers above the clocks faces. Unfortunately they did not sound in this video.
Royal Liver Building, Liverpool June 2012 .
The Liver Building and the P&O Cruise ship Arcadia in the Dock.
at Pier Head .
Royal Liver Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 27th August 2016
The Royal Liver Building in Liverpool, England videoed on Saturday, 27th August 2016.
© Mike Fairman 2017
Designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas, the Royal Liver Building was built for the Royal Liver Assurance company and opened in 1911. At the top of the building, sat on each of the two towers are the mythical Liver Birds, the symbol of Liverpool. They are 18 feet tall, have a total wing span of 24 feet and are made of copper. Local legend has it that if they fly away, Liverpool will cease to exist. The Liver Birds are a cross between an eagle and a cormorant (the bird of good luck to sailors). A German sculptor called Carl Bernard Bartels, who was living in England, designed them. When the Great War broke out, Carl Bernard Bartels was arrested as a German citizen and imprisoned on the Isle of Man. The City of Liverpool removed all reference to his achievements and at the end of the war, despite having a wife in London, he was sent back to Germany.
The clocks, 25 feet in diameter, are bigger than the clocks in London's Big Ben and are the largest electrically driven clocks in the United Kingdom. They were built to give mariners the most accurate local time and are said to be accurate to within thirty seconds per year. The Royal Liver Building is 90 metres (295 feet) in height and has thirteen floors. When it was completed in 1911, the Royal Liver Building was Britain's first skyscraper. It was built using a revolutionary steel and concrete structure.
Royal Liver Building, Merseyside, Liverpool, England 26th September 2009
The Royal Liver Building in Liverpool
Videoed from the Atlantic Tower Hotel, Chapel Street, Liverpool on Saturday, 26th September 2009.
Designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas, the Royal Liver Building was built for the Royal Liver Assurance company and opened in 1911. At the top of the building, sat on each of the two towers are the mythical Liver Birds, the symbol of Liverpool. They are 18 feet tall, have a total wing span of 24 feet and are made of copper. Local legend has it that if they fly away, Liverpool will cease to exist. The Liver Birds are a cross between an eagle and a cormorant (the bird of good luck to sailors). A German sculptor called Carl Bernard Bartels, who was living in England, designed them. When the Great War broke out, Carl Bernard Bartels was arrested as a German citizen and imprisoned on the Isle of Man. The City of Liverpool removed all reference to his achievements and at the end of the war, despite having a wife in London, he was sent back to Germany.
The clocks, 25 feet in diameter, are bigger than the clocks in London's Big Ben and are the largest electrically driven clocks in the United Kingdom. They were built to give mariners the most accurate local time and are said to be accurate to within thirty seconds per year. The Royal Liver Building is 90 metres (295 feet) in height and has thirteen floors. When it was completed in 1911, the Royal Liver Building was Britain's first skyscraper. It was built using a revolutionary steel and concrete structure.
Royal Liver Building 3 Graces MS Queen Victoria Liverpool UK 25/05/2015
Liver Bird designer Carl Bartels and Royal Liver Building, Liverpool
First broadcast on the BBC 1 TV's The One Show, 4th October 2013
The Royal Liver Building in Liverpool
At the heart of Liverpool's famous, iconic and always developing waterfront. Visually, nothing defines the city more than the Royal Liver.
Overlooking the River Mersey and dominating one of the world’s most famous waterfront skylines, is the Royal Liver Building. This iconic symbol of Liverpool, built in 1911, and at the time, the tallest building in Europe, has the enviable status of a Grade 1 listed landmark building.
Classic on the outside yet modern, light and chic on the inside with large open plan interiors that push the boundaries of contemporary design and technology.
Amazing Graces Light Show (PART 1/2) At The Royal Liver Building Liverpool UK 25/05/2015
Royal Liver Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 20th July 2008
The Royal Liver Building in Liverpool videoed on 20th July 2008 during the Tall Ships event.
Designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas, the Royal Liver Building was built for the Royal Liver Assurance company and opened in 1911. At the top of the building, sat on each of the two towers are the mythical Liver Birds, the symbol of Liverpool. They are 18 feet tall, have a total wing span of 24 feet and are made of copper. Local legend has it that if they fly away, Liverpool will cease to exist. The Liver Birds are a cross between an eagle and a cormorant (the bird of good luck to sailors). A German sculptor called Carl Bernard Bartels, who was living in England, designed them. When the Great War broke out, Carl Bernard Bartels was arrested as a German citizen and imprisoned on the Isle of Man. The City of Liverpool removed all reference to his achievements and at the end of the war, despite having a wife in London, he was sent back to Germany.
The clocks, 25 feet in diameter, are bigger than the clocks in London's Big Ben and are the largest electrically driven clocks in the United Kingdom. They were built to give mariners the most accurate local time and are said to be accurate to within thirty seconds per year. The Royal Liver Building is 90 metres (295 feet) in height and has thirteen floors. When it was completed in 1911, the Royal Liver Building was Britain's first skyscraper. It was built using a revolutionary steel and concrete structure.
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Liverpool Story 2: The Macular Spectacular Liverpool, United Kingdom Saturday 23 July 2011
The Reflection on the Waterfront Festival kicked off with style on Saturday 23 July 2011. This festival celebrates the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Liver Building and the opening of the New Museum of Liverpool. The Macula Spectacular performed some truly amazing animated 3D projections on the Liver Building and Museum.
3D mapping Royal Liver Building in Liverpool
3D mapping Royal Liver Building in Liverpool. Sorry it's a bit raw but I didn't had a time to work on it.
Royal Liver Building 360 Tower Tours
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Royal Liver Building & Pier Head, Merseyside, Liverpool, England 17th November 2011
Video & pictures of Pier Head, Liverpool including the Royal Liver Building & Museum of Liverpool.
Videoed on Thursday, 17th November 2011
Liverpool Royal Liver Building
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Royal Liver Building, Liverpool - amazing light show (Sunday 24th July 2011)
Part of the On The Waterfront festivites, Liverpool's most famous landmark was lit up in spectacular fashion to celebrate its 100th birthday.
Liverpool, PierHead , Royal Liver Building.
Pierhead
Liverpool, Royal Liver Building - Filmed with #DJI Phantom 3 Drone .
The Royal Liver Building /ˈlaɪvər/ is a Grade I listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It is also part of Liverpool's UNESCO-designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City.
Opened in 1911, the building is the purpose-built home of the Royal Liver Assurance group, which had been set up in the city in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. One of the first buildings in the world to be built using reinforced concrete, the Royal Liver Building stands at 98.2 m (322 ft) tall to the top of the spires, and 50.9 m (167 ft) to the main roof. It was the tallest storied building in Europe from completion until 1932[5] and the tallest in the United Kingdom until 1961. The Royal Liver Building is now however only the joint-fourth tallest structure in the City of Liverpool, having been overtaken in height by West Tower, Radio City Tower and Liverpool Cathedral.
Today the Royal Liver Building is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the city of Liverpool and is home to two fabled Liver Birds that watch over the city and the sea. Legend has it that were these two birds to fly away, then the city would cease to exist.
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Liverpool from the Air
Epic aerial video of Liverpool. Video includes shots of the Royal Liver Building, Docks, Prom, Sefton Park and more. Shot with my DJI Phantom 3 Professional.
Soundtrack called “The Time to Run (Finale)“ from Dexters creative commons volume 5. Here's the link:
Dexter has lots of music, some creative commons and some for purchase on his site - well worth checking out