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<strong>Limerick</strong> 2030 <strong>An</strong> <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Spatial</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Limerick</strong><br />

Destination<br />

Titanic, Belfast<br />

Lessons<br />

Titanic is a new high quality destination building<br />

on Belfast’s waterfront. At a cost of £100m it<br />

opened in April 2013. It comprises an interactive<br />

museum, banqueting hall <strong>for</strong> 720 people <strong>and</strong> a<br />

venue <strong>for</strong> events, <strong>and</strong> aims to achieve almost<br />

500,000 visitors in its first 6 months of opening.<br />

The need <strong>for</strong> a clear theme to a destination – a high quality facility <strong>and</strong> a concerted br<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

<strong>and</strong> marketing campaign.<br />

Oslo Opera House, Norway<br />

Oslo Opera House opened in April 2008,<br />

creating an iconic new building within<br />

Norway’s capital city. The building is located<br />

within Bjorvika, a run-down area of Oslo which<br />

acts as the gateway to the city when arriving<br />

by boat, bus or train.<br />

The primary rationale <strong>for</strong> developing the Opera<br />

House at this location was to stimulate the<br />

regeneration of the Bjorvika area. Design<br />

competition held to develop two museums <strong>and</strong><br />

a public library to <strong>for</strong>m a new cultural centre.<br />

The Barcode Project is currently under<br />

construction <strong>and</strong> will comprise commercial<br />

floorspace <strong>and</strong> 500 apartments.<br />

Statistics indicate that the Opera House is now<br />

the most popular tourist attraction in Oslo, with<br />

June 2013 108

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