Samson and Goliath (cranes)

For other uses of "Samson & Goliath", see Samson & Goliath (disambiguation).

Goliath (foreground) and Samson (background) in 2018

Samson and Goliath are the twin shipbuilding gantry cranes situated at Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The cranes, which were named after the Biblical figures Samson and Goliath, dominate the Belfast skyline and are landmark structures of the city. Comparative newcomers to the city, the cranes rapidly came to symbolise Belfast in a way that no building or monument had hitherto done.[1]

  1. ^ "Belfast's Giants :: Dennis Kennedy". 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2021.