ABOUT Birmingham
Why Birmingham is perfectly placed in United Kingdom?
Birmingham, in the West Midlands, is the UK’s second largest city with a population of around 3,600,000 people.
- It has more kilometres of canals than Venice and is at the centre of the UK’s motorway network.
- Birmingham’s central library is the largest public library in Europe, lending 8 million books every year.
- The city is home to several large universities and over 400 schools.
- Famous landmarks in and around the city include: the National Exhibition Centre hosts largest exhibition along with London
- Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter is Europe’s largest area of jewellery and metalworking workshops. The area produces about 40 percent of all the jewellery in the UK.
- The nearby village of Bournville was built by the Cadbury chocolate company in 1893. The so called ‘model village’ was intended to be a pleasant place for workers to live.
Hence the redevelopment of the Birmingham New Street Station. Stations are increasingly becoming destinations in their own right, acting as a catalyst for inner city regeneration. Birmingham New Street station and Grand Central’s redevelopment has boosted daily passenger capacity from 170,000 to 240,000 as well as dramatically improving the overall passenger experience. The annual capacity is 55 million passengers, it is at the heart of the UK’s motorway network.
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geographical location of Birmingham is perfectly placed in the middle in the whole country.