Belfast Northern Ireland Street Art Wall Murals Editorial Image

The Grand Opera House is a theater in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by the most prolific theater architect of his time, Frank Matcham.Belfast became a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, becoming briefly the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname `Linenopolis`By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the RMS Titanic, was the world`s largest shipyard