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Location:
Europe,
United Kingdom, Birmingham
Category:
City Webcam
Description:
View of the city centre, overlooking
the Bullring shopping centre
Location Information:
The
Bull Ring is a major commercial area
of Birmingham, England. It has been
an important feature of Birmingham
since the Middle Ages, when its
market was first held. It has been
developed into a shopping centre
twice; first in the 1960s, and then
in the 2000s.
The site is located on the edge of
the sandstone city ridge which
results in the steep gradient
towards Digbeth. The slope drops
approximately 15 metres (49.2 ft)
from New Street to St Martin's
Church.
The current shopping centre is the
busiest in the United Kingdom with
36.5 million visitors in 2004, and
is also the twelfth largest. It
houses one of only four Selfridges
department stores and the largest
Debenhams outside of London.
Consequently, the centre has been a
huge success, attracting custom from
all over the world, including New
York. The Bull Ring project was a
major step in the Redevelopment of
Birmingham.
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