2009

SJ8498 : City Tower, Piccadilly Gardens

taken 14 years ago, near to Manchester, England

City Tower, Piccadilly Gardens
City Tower, Piccadilly Gardens
Piccadilly Gardens

An open space in the centre of Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens is surrounded by shops, offices and hotels. It is also an important transport interchange, with both bus and Metrolink stops.
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City Tower

City Tower, (formerly the Sunley Building) is a 30-storey skyscraper situated at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, England. It has the highest office space currently available in Manchester standing 107 metres tall. City Tower was completed in 1965, the Plaza complex was constructed by the developers Bernard Sunley and designed by Covell, Matthews & Partners. It is currently the third tallest building in Manchester. The Tower has retail units on the ground and is Manchester's main radio transmitting station located on the roof.
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Category: Buildings > Towerblocks
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Piccadilly [900] · Piccadilly Gardens [580] · City [388] Title Clusters: · City Tower, Piccadilly Gardens [5] ·
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SJ8498, 3904 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 20 December, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 17 January, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 843 981 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.8009N 2:14.2822W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 843 982
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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