The Royal Liver Building is an iconic Grade I‑listed office building on Liverpool’s waterfront, widely regarded as the city’s most famous landmark.  It sits at the Pier Head as one of the so‑called “Three Graces,” along with the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building.
Completed in 1911 as the headquarters of the Royal Liver Assurance friendly society, it was one of the first buildings in the world to use a reinforced‑concrete frame.
Designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas in an Edwardian Baroque style, the building has 10 storeys plus two in the roof, topped by twin clock towers.
 
Interesting facts...
The legends of Liverpool’s Liver Birds are a mix of folklore, superstition, and Scouse humour, woven around the two giant copper birds on the Royal Liver Building.
The two Liver Birds, often nicknamed “Bella” (female) and “Bertie” (male), are said to be a male–female pair watching over the city and the River Mersey.
Local legend has Bella looking out to sea to watch for sailors returning home, while Bertie looks back into the city to guard their families and keep an eye on the pubs. Good old Bertie