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Liverpool Waterfront

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Liverpool Waterfront had served a pivotal role as the gateway to the New World for millions of people at the turn of 19th and 20th century. White Star Line and Cunard Line were based at the port serving mass migration from Europe to America of which the most famous case is Titanic - Liverpool being its registry port. This part of Liverpool is UNESCO's World Heritage Site. The Three Graces Encompassing Liverpool's waterfront, are the three buildings symbolizing the glory and importance which the second city in the British Empire (after London) could easily afford. They are one of the first structures in the world to be built using reinforced concrete; all are cladded in Portland Stone. They offer the most outstanding views and are the most photographed buildings in Liverpool. Royal Liver Building (1911) erected for the Royal Liver Assurance group, remained its head office until 2011. The building was considered of radical design at the time, and even impossi