| Royal Liver Building | |
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 Royal Liver Building, Pier Head, Liverpool | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | Pier Head, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°24′21″N 2°59′45″W / 53.4058°N 2.9958°W |
| Construction started | 1908 |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Cost | £800,000 |
| Owner | Corestate Capital |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 98.2 m (322 ft) |
| Roof | 50.9 m (167 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Lifts/elevators | 12 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Walter Aubrey Thomas |
| Main contractor | Edmund Nuttall Limited |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Royal Liver Building |
| Designated | 12 July 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1356370 |
| References | |
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The Royal Liver Building /ˈlaɪvər/ is a Grade I listed building in Liverpool, England. It is located at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It was also part of Liverpool's formerly UNESCO-designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City.
Opened in 1911, the building was the purpose-built home of the Royal Liver Assurance group, which had been set up in the city in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. One of the first buildings in the world to be built using reinforced concrete, the Royal Liver Building stands at 98.2 m (322 ft) tall to the top of the spires, 103.7 m (340 ft) to the top of the birds and 50.9 m (167 ft) to the main roof.
The Royal Liver Building is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the city of Liverpool with its two fabled Liver Birds, which watch over the city and the sea. Legend has it that if the two birds were to fly away, the city would cease to exist.
The Liver Birds are 5.5 m (18 ft) high. Their added height gives the Royal Liver Building an overall height of 103.7 m (340 ft). A building of skyscraper proportion that was once one of the tallest buildings in the country, the Royal Liver Building is currently the fourth-tallest building in Liverpool.
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