Editing Belfast (section)

=== The "Quarters" ===
[[File:Cathedral St. Anne Belfast.jpg|left|thumb|St Anne's Cathedral]]
Since 2001, buoyed by increasing numbers of tourists, the city council has promoted a number of cultural [[Belfast quarters|quarters]].

The [[Cathedral Quarter, Belfast|Cathedral Quarter]] comprises much of Belfast's old trade and warehousing district in the narrow streets and entries around [[St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast|St Anne's Cathedral]], with a concentration of bars, beer gardens, clubs and restaurants (including two establishments claiming descent from the early town, White's and The Duke of York)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neil |first=Shasha |date=14 April 2023 |title=10 Oldest Pubs in Belfast |url=https://www.oldest.org/food/oldest-pubs-in-belfast/ |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Oldest.org |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217141417/https://www.oldest.org/food/oldest-pubs-in-belfast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and performance spaces (most notably the Black Box and [[Oh Yeah (music centre)|Oh Yeah]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cathedral Quarter |url=https://visitbelfast.com/cathedral-quarter/ |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Visit Belfast }}</ref><ref name="Cathedral Quarter2">{{cite web |year=2014 |title=The Cathedral Quarter, Belfast |url=http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/belfast/The-Cathedral-Quarter-Belfast-A2042 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205008/http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/belfast/The-Cathedral-Quarter-Belfast-A2042 |archive-date=18 May 2014 |access-date=18 May 2014 |publisher=[[Northern Ireland Tourist Board]] }}</ref> It hosts a yearly [[Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival|visual and performing arts festival]]. The adjoining [[Custom House, Belfast|Custom House]] Square is one of the city's main outdoor venues for free concerts and street entertainment.

Without defined geographical boundaries, the [[Gaeltacht Quarter, Belfast|Gaeltacht Quarter]] encompasses [[Irish language|Irish-speaking]] Belfast. (According to the 2021 census, 15.5% of people in the city have [[Irish language in Northern Ireland|some knowledge of Irish]], 4% speak it daily).<ref name=":02" /> It is generally understood as an area around the Falls Road in west Belfast served by the [[Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich]] cultural centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaeltacht Quarter |url=https://visitbelfast.com/gaeltacht-quarter/ |access-date=26 January 2024 |website=Visit Belfast |archive-date=26 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126181614/https://visitbelfast.com/gaeltacht-quarter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It can be said to include, at the Skainos Centre in unionist east Belfast, [[Turas]], a project that promotes Irish through night classes and cultural events in the belief that "the language belongs to all".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Connor |date=30 April 2023 |title=Turas celebrates 10 years of the Irish language in East Belfast |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/turas-celebrates-10-years-irish-26805790 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Belfast Live |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217141417/https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/turas-celebrates-10-years-irish-26805790 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Belfast Aerial.jpg|alt=Aerial photo of urban sprawl, edged by green hills and sea shore, and bisected by a winding river.|thumb|upright=0.75|Aerial view of Belfast (2004)]]
The [[Linen Quarter, Belfast|Linen Quarter]]', an area south of City Hall once dominated by linen warehouses, now includes, in addition to cafés, bars and restaurants, a dozen hotels (including the 23-storey [[Grand Central Hotel Belfast|Grand Central Hotel]]), and the city's two principal Victorian-era cultural venues, the [[Grand Opera House, Belfast|Grand Opera House]] and the [[Ulster Hall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linen Quarter {{!}} Attractions, See & Do |url=https://visitbelfast.com/partners/linen-quarter/ |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Visit Belfast |archive-date=17 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217105537/https://visitbelfast.com/partners/linen-quarter/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Moving further south along the so-called [[Golden Mile (Belfast)|"Golden Mile"]] of bars and clubs through [[Shaftesbury Square]], there is the [[Queen's Quarter, Belfast|Queen's [University] Quarter]]. In addition to the university (spread over 250 buildings, of which 120 are listed as being of architectural merit),<ref>{{cite web |year=2007 |title=About Queen's: Facts and Figures |url=http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/TheUniversity/AboutQueens/UniversityInformation/FactsandFigures/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513043014/http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/TheUniversity/AboutQueens/UniversityInformation/FactsandFigures/ |archive-date=13 May 2007 |access-date=24 May 2007 |publisher=Queen's University Belfast }}</ref> it is home to [[Belfast Botanic Gardens|Botanic Gardens]] and the [[Ulster Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |year=2007 |title=Contact Details |url=http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/contact-us/contact-details/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529080126/http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/contact-us/contact-details/ |archive-date=29 May 2007 |access-date=18 May 2007 |publisher=The Ulster Museum }}</ref>

Finally, the [[Titanic Quarter, Belfast|Titanic Quarter]] covers {{cvt|0.75|km²|acre|0}} of reclaimed land adjacent to [[Port of Belfast|Belfast Harbour]], formerly known as ''Queen's Island''. Named after [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']], launched here in 1911,<ref name="Titanic In History"/> work began in 2003 to transform some former shipyard land into "one of the largest waterfront developments in Europe".<ref name="Titanic Quarter2">{{cite web |year=2006 |title=Corporate Message: The Vision |url=http://www.titanic-quarter.com/about.php?ID=3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503202406/http://www.titanic-quarter.com/about.php?ID=3 |archive-date=3 May 2007 |access-date=18 May 2007 |website=About Us at Titanic Quarter |publisher=Titanic Quarter }}</ref> The current area houses [[Titanic Belfast|''Titanic'' Belfast]], the [[Public Record Office of Northern Ireland|Public Records Office of Northern Ireland]] (PRONI), two hotels, and multiple condo towers and shops, and the Titanic [film] Studios.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=Titanic Studios |url=https://harcourtdev.com/titanic-studios |access-date=10 February 2024 |website=Harcourt {{!}} Design, Develop, Deliver {{!}} New Homes {{!}} Offices {{!}} Retail |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723120737/https://harcourtdev.com/titanic-studios |url-status=live }}</ref>