Town+Hall

The Manchester Town Hall is much visited by historically interested tourists. [|Guided tours] of the hall are frequently performed. The building is in Victorian Gothic style and was completed in 1877. Because of the packed and dirty city-structure, Gothic styles with tall windows allowing light into the buildings were quite convenient. Since the building somewhat resembles Westminster Palace in London, the location has been used in many movies and TV-series. On the spire on the very top is placed a gold ball depicting a cotton boll. The clock tower measures 87 meters and the bell, Great Abel, is named after Abel Heywood, the Mayor of the town at the time it was built. The building is on Albert Square ant today functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments. It is a famous landmark of Manchester. Inside are lots of decorations - paintings, sculptures and ornamentation. For example the Manchester Bee (the one in the top-left corner of this page). The bee was a symbol adopted during the Industrial Revolution. It represents hard work and collaboration.

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