Manchester sights

Manchester is the home of one of the best football clubs in the world. The English industrial centre has a wealth of architecture that leaves no one indifferent. Many of them have become real business cards of the city.

Manchester City Hall

The town hall is a gorgeous Neo-Gothic structure. It was created during the reign of Queen Victoria. The construction work was finished in 1877. The height of the building is 85 metres. Thanks to it, it can be seen from all parts of Manchester.

Inside the City Hall there are impressive and richly decorated halls. You can see the ornate murals on the walls which showcase Manchester’s history. Some of the rooms have functioned as offices. You can also find halls containing sculptures. They depict iconic figures of the city.

Manchester Cathedral

The cathedral was created during the Middle Ages. It is characterized by its Gothic style. The Cathedral has been destroyed, rebuilt and reconstructed many times. The greatest devastation to the building was the bombing during the Second World War. Reconstruction work took a couple of decades.

The cathedral attracts attention with its dimensions. The original facade conveys a somewhat bleak but fascinating atmosphere. Inside the temple is just as impressive as the exterior. One can observe the stone bas-reliefs in the form of angels. There are also stone frames and magnificent stained glass windows. The temple has 10 bells.

Beetham Tower Skyscraper

Beetham Tower is an original-looking skyscraper. Its signature feature is its minimal thickness, making it one of the thinnest buildings on the planet. Construction work was completed in 2006. In the process, the latest technological advances of the time were used.

The height of the building reaches 168 metres. It has about 50 floors. It offers luxury apartments of various floor plans and floor areas. Despite the excessive originality in comparison with other buildings in the city, the house is still another landmark of Manchester.

St. Anne’s Church

The church was constructed at the end of the 18th century. It got its name not only from the name of the saint, but also from its patroness, Lady Anne Bland. By the standards of that time, the structure was truly enormous, given the other facilities of the time. At that time it had two towers and a rather modest interior.

In XIX century it was decided to transform the church both externally and internally. The glasses were replaced with stained-glass windows of different colours. In the neighbourhood of the church a square tower with a high spire was erected. Its height reaches 42 meters. The bell tower has 5 bells. There is also an altar made of wood.

John Rylands Library

The library is one of the largest of its kind in Manchester. It is known for its fabulous neo-Gothic facade. It makes the building stand out from the surrounding buildings. The library was first opened in 1900. The book collection was owned by a prominent local businessman, the Rylands.

When the library opened, it had about 40,000 books. Also in the collection can be found the rarest copies, expensive first editions. The library’s rooms are reminiscent of the interior of a medieval cathedral.