| Manchester |
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| A rendering of what the new Beetham tower will look like at night. |
| Manchester has the north of England's largest urban area, with 2.5 million people (Greater Manchester). The city is cosmopolitan and has seen major regeneration in recent years. In 2002, the city held the Commonwealth games, which proved succesful for the city's profile internationally. Manchester has one of the world's richest and mostfamous football teams (Manchester united) and 4 universities. The recently approved Beetham tower, set to commence in February of 2004, will add a new dimension of height to Manchester's skyline. |
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| Manchester's night skyline is dominated by its largest towers: the Sunley tower, the Arndale centre, and the CIS tower (the tower on the right in the photo above, and on the photo on the left), which is currently the city's tallest building. |
| The CIS (Co-operative insurance society) tower. |
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| Manchester town hall is a grand victorian building, with one of the country's largest clock towers. |
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| Shambles square contains some of Manchester's oldest buildings. |
| Visit: www.englandsnorthwest.com/imagebank for more photos of Manchester and other parts of north west England. |
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| Manchester's tallest (completed) high-rise buildings: 1. CIS Tower 118m / 387ft 25 floors 2. Sunley Tower 107m / 351ft 30 floors 3. Arndale Tower 90m / 295ft 21 floors 4. Portland Tower 80m / 262ft 21 floors 5. 111 Piccadilly 64m / 210ft 18 floors 6. Albert Bridge House 64m / 210ft 18 floors 7. No.1 Deansgate 62m / 202ft 17floors 8. Owens Park Tower 61m / 200ft 19floors 9. Lowry House 58m / 190ft 15 floors 10. Ramada Renaissance Hotel 56m / 185ft 15 floors |
| Chiendemere Cumberland 2004 |
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