| Birmingham | ||
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| State | UK | |
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| Region | England | |
| Altitude | 140 m a.s.l. | |
| Inhabitants | 2.284.093 (2005) | |
| Prefix tel | 44 121 | |
| POSTAL CODE | B. | |
| Time zone | UTC | |
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Birmingham it's a city English in West Midlands.
To know
How to orient yourself
Birmingham city center: full screen map.Center
Victoria square it is the heart of Birmingham. The square and the adjacent areas constitute a pedestrian area. The Town Hall and the Renaissance-style Council House overlook it. Behind it is the City Museum and Art Gallery.
From Victoria square begins the Colmore Row that crosses the Newhall street, the street of banking institutions. Continuing towards Snow Hill railway station you will come across Birmingham Cathedral.
Parallel to Colmore Row is the Edmund street where the central library is located with a section dedicated to Shakspeare's works that includes more than 40,000 volumes.
New Street it is the most important commercial artery in the center. It leads to Birmingham's oldest neighborhood where St. Martin church is located, erected in 1873 on the site of another Norman-era church.
Other areas of interest
- Digbeth - Located east of the center, Digbeth is the area where the industrial revolution that upset the cities began in the 18th century Midland. It still has many 19th-century industrial warehouses, some of which have been transformed into nightclubs that attract crowds of young people. Within its limits is the Irish Quarter where pubs abound.
- Jewelery Quarter - Two kilometers north of the center, the Jewelery Quarter was the area of the goldsmiths, some of whom distinguished themselves in the technological innovations of the sector.
- Aston - 3km north-east of Victoria Square. There is Aston Hall, a 17th century manor.
- Edgbaston - Located 3.7km southwest of downtown, Edgbaston is an affluent neighborhood where the Barber Institute of Fine Arts is based, in addition to Birmingham University.
How to get
By plane
L'Birmingham International Airport it is located 16 km east of the center.
Ryanair has two weekly flights from Verona.
There are daily connections with Milan operated by the low cost company Flybe.
A free service connects the airport to the nearby train station where trains stop for trains to New Street Station in central Birmingham. Alternatively you can take one of the buses of the 900 line that connect Coventry in Birmingham by stopping at the airport.
On the train
The main station is New Street Station while Snow Hill and Moor Street are of secondary importance. Fast trains from Euston Station stop at New Street London. All three stations are within easy reach of each other and can be reached easily on foot.
By bus
The coaches of the bus lines Megabus connect Birmingham with London.
The bus lines National Express they serve various locations.
How to get around
What see
- Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square.
- Birmingham Cathedral.
- St Martin in the Bull Ring.
- Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Edgbaston.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Stratford-upon-Avon - 62.5km southeast of Birmingham on the M42 and M40 Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Birmingham
Commons contains images or other files on Birmingham
Wikinews contains current news on Birmingham
