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| Birmingham is Britain's second city, and fairly new in comparison with most large British cities. The city only became big in the 19th century, and prior to the Industrial revolution, Birmingham was just a small village. Thanks to its central location in England's Midlands, it is an important shopping destination, and many large conferences are held here. Known architecturally mainly for its brutalist architecture from the 60s and 70s, Birmingham is also rich in Victorian architecture, including the superb Victoria Square. There is also a lot of exciting developments, including the recently opened New Bullring, and the new Selfridges store. |
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| Birmingham City Hall |
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| Selfridges, Birmingham |
| Selfridges, Birmingham is covered in thousands of alluminium plates. The distinctive design is part of the Bullring development. |
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| Birmingham Town Hall |
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| Birmingham, as the centre of English industry, needed good transport links with the rest of the country. In the 19th century canals were built for this reason, and as shown in the photo below, today they are a pleasent reminder of old Birmingham. During wartime Birmingham made a lot of Britain's goods. The city has many grand Victorian buildings, including factories, which show the growing importance of the city in the place of Victorian Britain. |
| Photo (c) www.puffins-brixham.velnet.co.uk |
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| The Joseph Chamberlain clock tower (below) is the tallest clock tower in Great Britain, and knicknamed 'Old Joe'. Rising to 100 metres tall, it is 3 metres taller than Big Ben in London. |
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| (Right) Victoria Square and the City Hall |
| Photo from: http://www.shutterfly.com |
| Photo from: http://www.shutterfly.com |