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Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City was removed from the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021.

Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The city and port of Liverpool are an exceptional testimony to the development of maritime mercantile culture in the 18th and 19th centuries. The port of Liverpool played a considerable role in the growth of the British Empire. Liverpool played also an important role in the development of dock construction, port management and international trading systems in the 18th and 19th centuries. Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City also played an leading role in Trans - Atlantic Slave Trade. It became the major port for the mass movement of people, millions of people emigrated from all over Europe to the United States and Canada. The White Star Line was one of the first shipping companies to have passenger ships. The White Star Line headquarters was located in Liverpool, the shipping company owned the Titanic. The balcony from which the cruel fate of the Titanic was announced still exists. Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City consist of six areas: Albert Dock, Stanley Dock, Pier Head, Duke's Street, the 'Commercial Quarter' / Castle street and the 'Cultural Quarter' / William Brown street, including St. George's Plateau. Albert Dock is home to Tate Liverpool, part of the Tate Galleries in London. The Royal Liver Building was the firts skyscraper in Great Britain, the building is decorated with liver birds. The liver bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool. Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage in 2004. Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City was included on the UNESCO Red List in 2012.

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   Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: In the very heart of Albert Dock rises the tall chimney of the Pump House. The Port of Liverpool played an important role in the growth of the British Empire. The city and the Port of Liverpool are an exceptional testimony to the development of maritime mercantile culture in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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   Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Salthouse Dock was built in the period 1734-1753. The Salthouse Dock is the oldest existing dock in Liverpool. Liverpool became the major port for the emigration of people from northern Europe to America. Liverpool was also the centre for the transatlantic slave trade. Liverpool was an important link between Europe and the New World. 

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   Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Albert Dock was opened in 1846 by Prince Albert. The Albert Dock was the first structure in Britain to be built completely of cast iron, brick and stone. Liverpool was a pioneer in the development of modern dock technology. The port of Liverpool was also a pioneer in the development of modern transport systems and port management. 

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   Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Albert Dock Traffic Office was built in 1846-1847. The Albert Dock Traffic Office is built of brick, a remarkable feature is the cast iron Tuscan portico and frieze. The building was restored with the rest of Albert Dock in the 1980s. Now, it houses the International Slavery Museum, dedicated to the history of the transatlantic slave trade.

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   Liverpool-Maritime Mercantile City: When it was openened in 1846, Albert Dock was considered a revolutionary docking system because the ships were loaded and unloaded directly from and to the warehouses. The Albert Dock now houses shops, many visitor attractions, a Visitor Centre and Tate Liverpool, Tate Liverpool opened in 1988 and houses a collection of modern art.

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   Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Albert Dock Warehouses were opened in 1846 -1847, the iconic warehouses were fireproof. Albert Dock was named after Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City consists of six areas that are associated with the commercial port of Liverpool at the time of the greatest global influence of Britain.

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   Liverpool-Maritime Mercantile City: Albert Dock. The Port of Liverpool played a major role in the development of dock construction, port management and international trading systems in the 18th and 19th centuries. Liverpool also played a leading role in transatlantic slave trade and was the major port for the mass movement of people, the emigrants from Europe to the New World.

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   Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Port of Liverpool Building is situated at Pier Head. The domed Head Office of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board was completed in 1907. The Port of Liverpool Building has cast iron gates and gate piers decorated with maritime symbols and lamp holders with naval monuments. 

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   Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Royal Liver Building (on the left hand side) was built in 1908-1911, at the time one of the tallest buildings in Europe, it  is notable as one of Britain's first multi-storey reinforced concrete framed buildings. Each clock tower is topped by a copper Liver Bird, the symbol of Liverpool. The Cunard Building (on the right hand) was built for the Cunard Shipping Company in 1913-1916, the building is decorated with sculptures of ship races from all around the world.

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    Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Beatles Story is a museum and exhibits an impressive collection of memorabilia of the Beatles, including original musical instruments of this famous rock band, such as the New York piano of John Lennon and drum kit of Ringo Star. The museum is situated on the waterfront of Albert Dock in Liverpool, the birthplace of the Beatles.

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    Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The India Building is an immense office block, it was built for the Blue Funnel Line between 1924-1931, the design of the building was influenced by the Italian Renaissance style. The India Building has stripped classical façades. During World War II, the building was badly damaged by an aerial bomb, but was later restored to its former beauty.

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    Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The County Sessions House, the former courthouse, was built between 1882 -1884. The building is situated on St. George's Plateau next to the Walker Art Gallery. Nowadays, the former courthouse is used for the staff offices and collections storage of the Walker Art Gallery. The building is not open to the public.

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    Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Walker Art Gallery was founded in 1877, it was named after its principal benefactor Andrew Barclay Walker, at that time Lord Mayor of Liverpool. The classical portico is the centerpiece of the exterior. The gallery is located on St. George's Plateau, it houses paintings, sculptures and decorative art from the 13th century to the present day. 

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    Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Humyak House in Duke Street, the 4-storey warehouse was built in 1864. The Humyak House still retains its complete hoist and cast iron shutters, it is a typical example of the warehouses of the Victorian era. The merchant's houses and warehouses around Duke Street are an important part of the Maritime Mercantile City of Liverpool.

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    Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The 19th century Piermaster's House is situated in Albert Dock. Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City was declared an UNESCO World Heritage in 2004. The site includes six areas with commercial buildings, civic and public buildings, St. George's Plateau, Pier Head, Wapping Dock, Salthouse Dock, Canning Half Tide Dock, Stanley Dock, Albert Dock.

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    The Neoclassical building of the World Museum Liverpool and Central Library was built on St. George's Plateau in 1857-1860. The museum houses amazing objects such as casts of dinosaur bones and Egyptian mummies. St. George's Plateau is lined with Neoclassical buildings, one of them is St. George's Hall, considered the world's greatest Neoclassical building.

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    Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: St. George Hall was built between 1840 -1855. St. George Hall is built in Grecian style externally with a Roman interior. The Great Hall has a Minton tiled floor and a Great Organ. The small Concert Room was often visited by Charles Dickens, a well known English novelist of the Victorian era. St. George Hall is situated on St. George's Plateau.

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    Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The Victoria Monument is situated on Derby Square, on the location of the former Liverpool Castle. The neo-Baroque monument was sculpted by the British artist Charles John Allen and it is his most ambitious work. The monument was unveiled in 1906, it features 26 figures, the central figure portrays Queen Victoria in her later years.

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    Liverpoo l- Maritime Mercantile City: The chimney of the Pump House mirroring in the water of the Albert Dock, the heart of the Port of Liverpool. Nowadays, the Albert Dock is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Liverpool and one of the most visited tourist attractions in the UK. Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage in 2004.

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    Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City: The impressive Dock Wall and the main entrance gate into Clarence Dock. The wall was built of red brick with sandstone copings. The purpose of the wall was to control rather than prevent access from the town into the docks. In the 19th century, the monumental gateways with the wooden gates made the docks into a fortress-like stronghold.