Thanksgiving Square is an area of

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Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...

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Thanks-Giving Square Thanks-Giving Square is a private park and public facility anchoring the Thanksgiving Commercial Center district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. Dedicated in 1976, the complex consists of three components: a landscaped garden and non-de ...

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. It contains the Beacon of Hope sculpture.Andy Scott

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The area was proposed by Myrtle Smyth, who was inspired by Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas.

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, chairman of the Thanksgiving Square charity, said the aim of the project was to create some public space for giving thanks.

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