miércoles, 14 de marzo de 2012

Manchester, England.

Manchester is one of the largest metropolitan areas and the second most visited city in the UK. It is also the third most visited city in the UK by foreigners. It is situated in the south-central part of North West England. The city is notable for it's culture, music scene and media links, as well as it's sports clubs. 


Culture
Manchester's culture is known for being artistical, architectural and theatrical. 
The city's architecture has Neoclassical and Victorian styles, as well as modern ones; various warehouses now are used for other uses but their external appearances are still the same so the city can keep it's vibe. Manchester is home for various skyscrapers that where built back in the 60's and 70's. 


Manchester is also home of a lot of museums, for example:
Manchester Museum: Owned by the University of Manchester, has various collections divided in different categories form which we can mention Worldwide, New World, Eurasia and Africa, Oceania, etc.


Manchester Museum of Transport: This museum aims to preserve and promote the public transportation herritage of the country, owning around 100 buses, but keeping only 70 in the building, due to their size.


Art Galleries:
Cube Gallery: The Centre for the Urban Built Environment Gallery, or the Cube Gallery in Manchester regularly hosts exhibitions with mostly photography and architectural models; it also contains a book shop.


Whitworth Art Gallery: It contains about 55,000 items in it's collection including watercolors, sculptures, wallpapers and textiles. The gallery mainly focuses on modern artists.


Manchester annually hosts a Gay Pride festival called Manchester Pride, attracting thousands of visitors to the Gay Village. It is a ten day festival with a series of art, music and cultural events; it also includes poetry readings and film showings, finishing with The Big Weekend, a party that lasts 72 hours.

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