Queen's University Review

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Queen's University

  • Address: University Rd., University Area, Belfast
  • Phone: 028/9097-5252
  • www.qub.ac.uk

Fodor's Review:

Dominating University Road is Queen's University. The main buildings, modeled on Oxford's Magdalen College and designed by the ubiquitous Charles Lanyon, were built in 1849 in the Tudor Revival style. The long, handsome redbrick-and-sandstone facade of the main building features large lead-glass windows, and is topped with three square towers and crenellations galore. University Square, really a terrace, is from the same era. The Seamus Heaney Library is named after the Ulster-born 1997 Nobel Prize-winning poet. The Queen's Welcome Centre hosts a regular program of exhibitions and serves as an information point for visitors and tourists, as well as offering a varied selection of souvenirs and gifts. Guided tours can be arranged by prior reservation.

  • Open: Welcome Center, May-Sept., Mon.-Sat. 10-4; Oct.-Apr., weekdays 10-4
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