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A Titanic landmark to dwarf City Hall

Belfast Telegraph

Tourists to Belfast may be able to enjoy a 'Titanic' experience within the next five years if plans for an exciting new visitor attraction are given the go-ahead. The Titanic Signature Project, to be built at the heart of the city's Titanic Quarter, will feature re-creations of and exhibitions about the doomed liner, which sank in the north Atlantic in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. And a state-of-the-art 'flying theatre' - one of only a handful in the world - could even give visitors the opportunity to recreate a dive to the wreck of the ship on the bed of the Atlantic Ocean. Over two-thirds of funding for the £90m project has already been pledged by the Government, along with Titanic Quarter Limited and Belfast Harbour Commissioners. Hopes are now resting on a final £25m boost from the Big Lottery Fund's Living Landmarks Programme.