palaces in Manchester

Answer: Manchester Cathedral of the XV century in the style of perpendicular Gothic with stained glass windows of the Tudor era, the John Rylands library in the neo-Gothic style with a collection of medieval manuscripts, and the Manchester City Hall of the XIX century by Alfred Waterhouse are three architectural symbols of the city. The industrial heritage is represented by the Museum of Science and Industry in the building of the first railway station in the world.

Answer: Victorian neo-Gothic dominates the John Rylands Library ensemble (architect Basil Champnis, 1899). Manchester Town Hall combines elements of neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance (Alfred Waterhouse, 1877). Bridgewater Hall is an example of modern expressionism with unique acoustics. In the Castlefield area, the ruins of the Roman fort Mancunium I century BC are preserved.

Answer: The Museum of Science and Industry with operating steam engines and a space gallery, the interactive Science Spectacular exhibition at the Manchester Museum, and the Legoland Discovery Centre with miniatures of local attractions. In Heaton Park, children will see rare animals in a Victorian menagerie and ride a historic 1912 carousel.

Answer: Street graffiti of the North Quarter with works by local street artists, neo-Gothic arches of the John Rylands Library with spectacular lighting, and the indoor gallery of the Royal Exchange with a stained glass dome. The view of the BBC Tower from the Rochdale Channel at sunset is an iconic angle. In the Castlefield area, Roman ruins contrast spectacularly with Victorian arched bridges.

Answer: In the Chetham's Library building in 1845, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels met, who laid the foundations of the Communist Manifesto. The world’s first computer with stored Baby software was created at the University of Manchester in 1948. The underground tunnels under Arendale Market were used as bomb shelters during World War II.

Answer: The Whitworth Gallery has the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite textiles, including William Morris tapestries. The Manchester Museum houses a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy and a Tyrannosaurus skeleton. The National Football Museum displays the first set of rules of the game in 1863. The Ordshall mansion of the XVI century preserved the only authentic interiors of the Tudor era in England.