manchester

tourist guide

principal public buildings

This section looks at the main public buildings in central Manchester.

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Manchester Town Hall

THE Town Hall is Manchester's greatest monument. For many, it is a candidate for the Victorian Building par excellence: the whole age summed up in one: the extravagance, the energy, the self-belief and the achievement.
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Bridgewater Hall

WHEN the Bridgewater Hall is illuminated through its various levels during the evening performances, it shimmers over the city like a liner surging through breakers.
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Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre (G-Mex)

THE Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre is an impressive piece of refurbished C19 railway engineering. The designer was Sir John Fowler with Sacre, Johnson and Johnstone, and opened in 1880.
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Lowry, Salford

THE Lowry houses an art gallery, two theatres, an interactive exhibition, a fine restaurant, corporate hospitality suites, a bookshop, a publishing house and a study centre.

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The Royal Exchange

THIS impressive classical structure contains a shopping centre, arcade and offices. The principal feature, though, lies up the grand staircases on either side of the building.

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other public buildings

Manchester University

Castlefield buildings

Blackwell House - Manchester in the Lakes

Photo Sales

Check out this selection of photographs from the M.E.N.

Expats

If you're a Mancunian abroad, this is the section for you.