Liverpool has been selected by the European Union as the Capital of Culture for the year 2008. The culture conscious people must be surely surprised to get the news about this rough city with a Beatles fixation being conferred up on with this honor. The city is making an effort to live up to this new title by polishing the already existing cultural assets and historically significant waterfront. Liverpool is geared up for events like Paul McCartney’s concert and so on. Liverpool is a city situated in the Northwestern part of England, alongside Mersey Estuary’s eastern side. Earlier, it was a part of the Lancashire County and in 1974, it was incorporated into the metropolitan county of Merseyside.
Liverpool has been acclaimed internationally as a cultural centre, with rich history of popular music, especially the Beatles, visual and performing arts. Many cultural events have been planned for the year 2008. Liverpool is world renowned for its performing arts and the rich traditions are evident in the numerous theatres of the city like the Liverpool Playhouse and Unity, Royal Court, Empire, Neptune and Everyman Theatres. It is famed for its well known orchestra- the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and performs in its own Philharmonic hall. The music scene in Liverpool is flourishing. Liverpool has long standing reputation for visual arts and the visitors can see great artworks of experts at Walker Art Gallery, Sudley House and Tate Liverpool Gallery.
You can attend the festival of arts- the Liverpool Biennial, which is held once in every 2 years. The visitors can also witness the touring multimedia exhibitions that are hosted at the FACT centre. Liverpool is famed for various sports, mainly football and other sports like baseball, speedway racing, boxing, athletics, rugby, steeplechase, basketball and cricket. Liverpool is home to nearly more than 2,500 listed buildings, all of which are quite well preserved. It has many Georgian houses and public sculptures. The Liverpool Waterfront is a world heritage site as been declared by UNESCO.
Liverpool is world renowned for its dock technology and the best known is the Albert Dock. It houses the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Tate Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool Life and International Slavery Museum. The tourist must see the Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse, the biggest building of brick work in the world. Another important landmark of Liverpool is the Pier Head, Three Graces, the location of most notable buildings of Liverpool. These 3 famed buildings are the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building.
Liverpool is also well known for its various religious monuments like the parish church or the sailor’s church, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Gustav Adolfus Kyrka, Anglican Cathedral, Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral, Princes Road Synagogue, Greenbank Park Synagogue, Edge Lane Hindu Mandir, Gurunanak Sikh Gurudwara, Al Rahma Mosque and Mossley Hill Mosque. You can get valuable insights into the historical past of the city by visiting the different historical buildings and museums. You will enjoy seeing the recreated story of Beatles. Malmaison Hotel and Hard Day’s Night Hotel are the recommended places to stay in Liverpool. Liverpool can be reached easily by two and a half hours train journey from London. You can also fly at the nearby airport of Manchester, and Manchester has direct flight connections from US.
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