However, it said that this would not affect the annual commemoration marking the 1912 sinking of the Titanic.

BBC: RELATED BBC SITES

The building is due to open in time for the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic in April 2012.

BBC: Titanic project faces EU grant shortfall

The first season opens with the sinking of the Titanic, in 1912, and ends with the declaration of war against Germany.

WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Julian Fellowes: The Anti-Snobbery of 'Downton Abbey'

Just as World War II defined the beginning of the modern age, the sinking of the Titanic really marked the end of the 19th Century.

WSJ: 'A Survivor's Tale,' 100 Years Later

Thanks to the success of the 1997 movie, an unfortunate number of people now think of the sinking of the Titanic primarily as the setting for a romance.

WSJ: Titanic Centennial Commemorations Sink to New Lows | Postmodern Times by Eric Felten

The sinking of the Titanic is considered one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in modern history and it has captured the imagination of the public to this day.

FORBES: Jewelry From The Titanic To Go On Exhibition

The announcement comes just weeks after the centenary of the sinking of the ill-fated Titanic.

BBC: Australian billionaire Clive Palmer to build Titanic II

The East Belfast MLA also drew attention to the "construction and tragic sinking" of the Titanic, whose anniversary was of particular importance to his constituents.

BBC: Decade of Centenaries

This year, instead of sinking into a celebration of catastrophic kitsch, it's worth restoring the Titanic to its rightful place as a most modern memento mori.

WSJ: Titanic Centennial Commemorations Sink to New Lows | Postmodern Times by Eric Felten

So to me, it's kind of like if the Titanic is sinking, would you say, 'Let's not lower the lifeboats because you can't save them all?

NPR: South Dakotans Again Consider An Abortion Ban