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Liverpool European Capital of Culture 2008

Over recent years we have seen an increasing trend for customers coming to the car park to come the day before departure and visit the local sights. This is particularly so of our customers coming to our car parks at Gatwick and Heathrow who take the opportunity to visit the capital and also at Glasgow airport, Edinburgh airport and Manchester airport where there is plenty to entertain the family and take the stress out of travelling. Unfortunately this could not be said of Liverpool, although this might be all to change with Liverpool being chosen as the European capital of culture.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport will become an important hub for visitors, which are forecast to stream into to Liverpool pre and post 2008. Being selected as the European capital of culture is a tremendous boost for a city whose fortunes since the sixties has seen a dramatic fall, with the population actually seeing a reduction.

The demise of the port, which in its heyday was second only to London, is a shadow of its former self and the manufacturing of motor cars has seen a similar fate.

The creation of over 14000 jobs is anticipated with inward investment of an additional £2 billion and an extra 1.7 million tourists is hoped to kick start the economy.

Places of Interest : World Heritage City

A further boost to Liverpool was given in July 2004 when Liverpool's Pier Head received World Heritage Site status from UNESCO.

The city's bid was based on Liverpool’s place in history as a Maritime city and the part it played as a commercial port at the time of the British Empire. The area covered includes the Waterfront, the commercial district, warehouses and merchants' houses. The site includes the Pier Head, with world-renowned buildings and historic docks such as Stanley Dock, Wapping, Waterloo and Wapping.
The Albert Dock has been transformed from a 19th century warehouse to an award winning attraction, housing café bars restaurants, shops, The Beatles Story, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Museum of Liverpool Life, Tate Liverpool, Express by Holiday Inn hotel and Albert Dock Premier Lodge. It started life as far back as 1846 driving the fortunes of the Empire. The dock is next to the Pier Head where a new Cruise ship terminal is proposed. What will the Americans make of the Scouse accent.

Liverpool boasts the largest Anglican Cathedral and one of the most important buildings constructed this century. It has the highest gothic arches, largest organ and the heaviest bells. The massive towers straddle the city and it has become a symbol for peace and sanctuary amidst the hustle and bustle.

Liverpool Museum is the largest of the National Museums and houses an extensive collection of Amazon Rain Forest and an outstanding Natural History Centre and Planetarium.

The heart of Liverpool’s past is the telling the story of Liverpool's seafaring heritage and the merchant navy, Merseyside Maritime Museum is in a former bonded warehouse, part of the historic Albert Dock on the banks of the River Mersey. The museum, opened in 1980, tells the story of one of the world's greatest ports and the people who used it. The museum's collections reflect the international importance of Liverpool as a gateway to the world, including the city's role in the transatlantic slave trade and emigration.

The Maritime Archive and Library contains one of the finest collections of merchant shipping records in the UK.

Tate Liverpool is one of the largest galleries of modern and contemporary art outside London and is housed in beautiful converted warehouse in the historic Albert Dock. Part of a family of galleries that include Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London and Tate St Ives in Cornwall, Tate Liverpool is the home of the National Collection of Modern Art in the North. Tate Liverpool displays work selected from the Tate Collection and special exhibitions which bring together artwork loaned from around the world. The displays and exhibitions show modern and contemporary art from 1900 to the present day which includes photography, printmaking, video, performance and installation as well as painting and sculpture.

Discover over six centuries of art at the national gallery of the North. The Walker holds one of the finest collections of fine and decorative art from the 14th to the 20th century, in Europe. It has inspired and delighted visitors for over 120 years. It is especially rich in European Old Masters, Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite pictures and modern British works. Outstanding works include masterpieces by Rubens, Rembrabt, Poussin, Gainsborourgh and Hogarth.

The Beatles Shop first opened its doors on Mathew Street in 1984. In the years since the shop's identity as been firmly established on this world famous street, which is right in the heart of Liverpool’s city centre.

Upon descending the steps in to the shop, shoppers are greeted with the imagery and sounds of the Fab Four. Our shop features an original 1959 jukebox packed full of Beatles singles,and even a Beatles carpet!

The multi-award winning Beatles Story exhibition is a must see for all Fab Four fans. The experience is laid out as a tour showing the growth of the group though the cobbled streets of Hamburg; the Cavern Club (complete with basement smells!); the madness of Beatlemania and the eventual break up of Liverpool's most famous sons. The exhibition concludes with the recently opened "The Solo Years" - a new section dedicated to Paul McCartney's solo career and his support of LIPA - The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.

Other highlights include George Harrison's first ever guitar, which is now on display for the first time in the UK. The White Room is dedicated to John Lennon and features his black velvet jacket as worn in the Imagine film. The Beatles Story have also acquired John's orange tinted glasses in the unique feature "Lenses of Lennon" where you can actually peer through his infamous spectacles.

Cavern Club World famous venue featuring live music four nights a week and afternoons on Saturdays and Sundays. Private bookings available.

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