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Monday 8 October 2012

BA (Hons) Digital Art Practice 9/10/2012 images of manchester

Midland Hotel, Manchester

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Built on Peter Street and Lower Mosley Street.The hotel was designed by Charles Trubshaw and constructed between 1898 and 1903 for the Midland Railway Company at a cost of more than £1 million.Its distinctive style comes from a structure of red brick and brown terracotta clad in several varieties of polished granite info from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Hotel,_Manchester

Manchester Convention Complex (formerly G-Mex - previously Manchester Central) and Beetham Tower.


Designed by Sir John FowlerThe structure is known for its distinctive arched roof, which has a 64 metre span - the second-largest roof span in the United Kingdom. The complex was originally Manchester Central railway station, one of the city's main railway terminals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Central_Convention_Complex

The Print Works 

The Printworks is an entertainment venue It contains mostly bars and clubs, including a Hard Rock Cafe as well as a leisure centre and a 23-screen Odeon cinema, (formerly the Filmworks), incorporating an IMAX 3D screen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Printworks

Beetham Tower 

Beetham Tower from near Number One First Street Completed in 2006,
Beetham Tower (or Hilton Tower) is a landmark
The skyscraper is visible from ten English counties on a clear day The skyscraper was part of Manchester's regeneration The architect, Ian Simpson, lives in the top floor penthouse.

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