SJ8397 : Manchester Central Library before Christmas 2019
taken 5 years ago, near to Manchester, England
This year outside the library in St Peter's Square are three sculptures part of a festive trail of light sculptures across the city centre, which have been made from biodegradable sugar cane and recycled aluminium featuring low-energy LED lights.
Manchester Central Library, which is the second-biggest public lending library in Britain (after Birmingham's), is a circular building, south of the extended Town Hall. The library was constructed between 1930 and 1934 but, because of its traditional neoclassical design, many people mistakenly believe that it is much older. The form of the building, a columned portico attached to a rotunda domed structure, is loosely derived from the Pantheon, Rome
The building, which was first opened by King George V on 17 July 1934, is a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage ID:457312 LinkBritish Listed Buildings). It re-opened in March 2014, after a four-year project to renovate and modernise its facilities (Link
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- Grid Square
- SJ8397, 2758 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 2 December, 2019 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8389 9793 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.6707N 2:14.6521W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)