Editing Cunard Building (section)

{{Short description|Building in Liverpool, England}}
{{distinguish|Cunard Building (New York City)}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox building
| name       = Cunard Building
| image               = [[File:Cunard Building Front.jpg|240px]]
| caption             = 
| location            = [[Liverpool]], [[England]]
| map_type             = United Kingdom Liverpool Central
| map_alt              = 
| map_caption          =
| coordinates         = {{coord|53.4041|-2.9954|display=inline}}
| architect           = William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thicknesse
| building_type       = [[Office#Office buildings|Office building]]
| architectural_style = [[Renaissance architecture|Italian Renaissance]] and [[Greek Revival]]
| structural_system   = [[Reinforced concrete]] with [[Portland stone]] cladding
| cost                = 
| owner               = Liverpool City Council
| current_tenants     = Variety of [[Public Sector|public]] and [[Private Sector|private]] sector firms
| start_date          = 1914
| completion_date     = 1917
| floor_area          = 
| main_contractor     = [[Holland, Hannen & Cubitts]]
| designations        = 
  {{Designation list
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  | designation1 = Grade II* Listed Building
  | designation1_offname = Cunard Building
  | designation1_type =
  | designation1_criteria =
  | designation1_date = 12 July 1966
  | delisted1_date = 
  | designation1_partof =
  | designation1_number = {{NHLE|num=1052283|short=yes}}
  }}
}}

The '''Cunard Building''' is a [[Grade II*]] [[listed building]] in [[Liverpool]], [[England]]. It is located at the [[Pier Head]] and along with the neighbouring [[Royal Liver Building]] and [[Port of Liverpool Building]] is one of Liverpool's ''Three Graces'', which line the city's waterfront. It is also part of Liverpool's former [[UNESCO]] designated [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage]], the [[Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City|Maritime Mercantile City]].

It was designed by William Edward Willink and Philip Coldwell Thicknesse and was constructed between 1914 and 1917. The building's style is a mix of [[Renaissance architecture|Italian Renaissance]] and [[Greek Revival]], and its development has been particularly influenced by Italian palace design. The building is noted for the ornate sculptures that adorn its sides.

The building was, from its construction until the 1960s, the headquarters of the [[Cunard Line]], and the building still retains the name of its original owner. It was also home to Cunard's passenger facilities for trans-Atlantic journeys departing from Liverpool. Today, the building is owned by Liverpool City Council and is home to numerous public and private sector organisations, including The British Music Experience. It is located diagonally across the Strand from [[Albion House, Liverpool|Albion House]], the former headquarters of [[White Star Line]].