Metroji clue #87

Belfast in five emoji

United Kingdom

A shipbuilding city that spent thirty years defined by a conflict and has spent the last thirty being defined by something else. The two big cranes are still the skyline.

What each emoji refers to

Titanic was built at Harland and Wolff and was fine when it left here, as the local joke has it.
The murals on both sides are political rather than decorative, and the peace walls between them are still standing.
Van Morrison grew up on Cyprus Avenue, and the street ended up in the songs.
The Crown is a Victorian gin palace with snugs and gas lamps, and it is owned by the National Trust.
The yellow gantry cranes are called Samson and Goliath and are listed as historic monuments.

Belfast at a glance

Country
United Kingdom
Coordinates
54.60Β° N, 5.93Β° W
First played
Also accepted
Northern Ireland

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Belfast.

City Distance Direction
DublinIreland 140 km
GlasgowUnited Kingdom 180 km
EdinburghUnited Kingdom 230 km
LiverpoolUnited Kingdom 230 km
ManchesterUnited Kingdom 270 km
CardiffUnited Kingdom 390 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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