In photos: Belfast pauses to remember Titanic sinking 113 years on

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Tuesday, April 15 marks 113 years since the sinking of RMS Titanic.

To mark the anniversary, an annual Service of Remembrance was held at Belfast City Hall at 12 noon, attended by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Micky Murray, and members of Belfast Titanic Society.

Cllr Murray led a wreath laying ceremony alongside Susie Millar from Belfast Titanic Society. The solemn event took place in the Titanic Memorial Garden in the grounds of City Hall.

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The service of remembrance reflected on the lives that were lost with wreaths laid and roses placed beside names of those who died.

It was followed by a minute's silence remembering the 1,512 people who lost their lives on that fateful night on April 15, 1912. Among those in attendance were a number of international visitors with connections to the Titanic story.

The memorial garden - located at the east entrance of the City Hall - was officially opened in April 2012 to mark the centenary of the disaster.

It features a wall engraved with the names of all of those who died. Amongst the names are 28 men from Belfast, nine of which were employees of the Harland and Wolff Guarantee Group, led by the ship's designer Thomas Andrews.

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Source: www.belfastlive.co.uk
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