The Liver Building is probably the most photographed and well known building in Liverpool. Located at the Pier Head, it dominates the skyline of Liverpool and the riverfront. The building was designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas, and being made of reinforced concrete was the first large scale building of its type. It was built in 1911 for the Royal Liver Friendly Society. Liverpools skyline, as seen from the River Mersey. ... Liverpools skyline, as seen from the River Mersey. ... Walter Aubrey Thomas a British architect. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Its architectural masterpiece is the pair of clock towers, from which shipping could tell the time as they passed en route along the river. The clock faces are actually larger than the clock face of Clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London (colloquially known as Big Ben). In fact, they are the largest clock dials in Britain. In 1953 electronic chimes were installed to serve as a memorial to the members of the Royal Liver Friendly Society who died during the two World Wars. At night time the clock dials are illuminated. A clock tower is a tower built with a large clock face on one or more (often all four) of its sides so as to be visible to a large number of inhabitants of an area. ... The Palace of Westminster lies on the bank of the River Thames in the heart of London. ... St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The Clock Tower, colloquially known as Big Ben Big Ben is the colloquial name of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, and an informal name for the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Carl Bernard Bartels designed the two Liver Bird sculptures that crown each clock tower and enhance the glory of the building and its impressive features. The Liver Bird, the official mascot of Liverpool is a cormorant (seaweed bird) which in bygone times could often be seen flying alongside the Mersey River with seaweed in their beaks. The Mersey River is a river on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. ...

The Royal Liver Building is still the Head Office for the Royal Liver Friendly Society.