| Page Views: 972 Last Visit to Birmingham: January, 2005 | Birmingham-The Real Cosmopolitan Capital of Europe by david010 - last update: Mar 14, 2005 |
| A view of Birmingham from the air |
Birmingham is situated in the West Midlands and is England's second city by population, area and politics. The Ever Changing City... £11.6 billion is set to be invested into Birmingham in the next 10 years. It is rapidly changing by new buildings and renovations taking place. Here are some of the changes happening to Birmingham in the next 5 years:
Baskerville House
An important landmark building on Centenary Square, Baskerville House is being refurbished and extended into modern Grade A contemporary office space, including a state of the art health club in the basement and a glazed roof. Costing £75 million, the development is due for completion in 2005.
Birmingham Library
Potentially Birmingham's biggest project in the next decade, the new flagship Library of Birmingham will be the world's 10th biggest library. Due to be completed in 2007, the elliptical design features a rooftop garden and will be located in Eastside, adjacent to Curzon Street Station and Millennium Point.
Holloway Circus
Creating an impressive 130-metre glass tower, 10 Holloway Circus will be a stunning new addition to Birmingham's skyline. The apartments and penthouses above the Radisson SAS Hotel and health club will command an amazing view of the city. Worth £70 million, the development will be completed in 2005. |
Facts about Birmingham... Birmingham has more miles of canals and waterways than Venice.
The NEC stages more exhibitions than any other major European centre. More than four million people cross the threshold of The NEC to visit events as varied as Crufts Dog Show and ITMA, the world’s largest single trade show. Often described as an ‘exhibition village’ The NEC has its own network of roads, four on-site hotels, a lake, 22,000 car parking spaces, and its own traffic, security and fire fighting forces. |
| Mailbox - Designer shops & home of BBC Birmingham |
St Martin’s Church dates back to 1263. Central to the historic Bull Ring, most of the parish church was rebuilt in the late 19th century. Its restored tower and spire were incorporated into a new building, fifty feet longer than the old one and in the Gothic tradition. It was also bombed during the Blitz in WWII.
Lawn Tennis was invented in Birmingham and was played in Edgbaston from 1865; Edgbaston Archery is the oldest Lawn Tennis Club in the world.
Spaghetti Junction is the largest road junction in Europe. It covers 30 acres, serves 18 routes and includes 2.5 miles of slip roads. |
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| Pros: | "Vibrant, Exciting and constantly changing" | | Cons: | "Can be busy in the city centre and not always great weather" | | In A Nutshell: | "Great place to visit, shop and have fun" |
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Galahad Sun Feb 27, 2005 16:29 UTC
Excellent pages and info on Brum. JPB and myself are going to have to watch out in order to maintain our quality of info and advice!!! | CALSF Sat Jan 29, 2005 22:31 UTC
David, this is an excellent page that you have written. Really great tips that are very informative as well. I like the 'Birmingham from the air' photo on your intro. page alot. Talk to you soon. ~Cheryl~ |
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