Liverpool : Britain

Liverpool : Britain
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary.
The city is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of five councils within Merseyside. The population of the borough in 2002 was 441,477, and that of the Merseyside conurbation was 1,362,026. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom. Whilst it has lost most of its manufacturing base, Liverpool is still internationally famous as a port, and the city from which The Beatles originated. In sport terms, it boasts two internationally known football clubs, Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C.. In the year 2008, Liverpool will become the European Capital of Culture.
Liverpool runs directly into Bootle in Sefton, and Huyton in Knowsley. It faces Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey.
Inhabitants of Liverpool are officially known as “Liverpudlians�, but more commonly known as “Scousers�. They are noted for their distinctive accent, called Scouse.
Important landmarks and buildings
Pier Head area, seen from the Albert Dock
The built environment of Liverpool contains over 2,500 listed buildings (26 Grade I and 85 Grade II*) it is the inheritance of high-minded public spirit since the later 18th century, largely with Dissenter impetus, that has resulted in more public sculpture than in any UK city aside from Westminster, more listed buildings than any city apart from London and, surprisingly, more Georgian houses than the City of Bath.
In 2004 Liverpool was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the justification is Liverpool’s importance in the development of world trading system and dock technology.
Amongst its superlatives: Liverpool has the largest panel of stained glass in the world (in Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral), the largest brick building in the world, and the first enclosed integrated dock system in the world. The Anglican Cathedral has the longest nave, largest organ and heaviest and highest peal of bells in the world. Architects well represented in Liverpool: Giles Gilbert Scott, Peter Ellis, Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, and John Foster. Sir Edwin Lutyens is represented by the completed crypt of his projected Metropolitan Cathedral, which was built to a simpler design by Frederick Gibberd.
Albert Dock
Bluecoat Arts Centre
Cast Iron Shore
Cunard Building
Lime Street Station
Royal Liver Building
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Liverpool University
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Museum of Liverpool Life
Oriel Chambers design by Peter Ellis.
The Philharmonic Dining Rooms
Pier Head
Port of Liverpool Building
Quiggins
St George’s Hall
Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse
The Beatles Story
Town-Hall
Walker Art Gallery
William Brown Library
Theatres
Everyman
Philharmonic Hall
The Playhouse
Royal Court
Empire
Neptune
Unity
Ritual sites
Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas
Gustav Adolfus Kyrka The Swedish Seamen’s Church.
Liverpool Cathedral (Anglican)
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Roman Catholic),
Princes Road Synagogue
Church of St Luke, Liverpool
Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas the seafarers church and Liverpool parish church.