Why Manchester?
A city that works hard and plays hard – it puts events on in style, be it sport, socialising or entertainment.
As a host city Manchester provides a multi cultural, yet intimate environment for the Games, where athletes and spectators from across the globe.
The capital of the North West, the commercial, educational and cultural focus for the region.
It is a city of vitality and versatility providing every facility to the highest possible standard.
With more than 400 pubs, clubs and cafe bars in the city centre alone, Manchester has a young a lively culture.
"The thing about Manchester is it all comes from here" (pointing to his heart)Noel Gallagher - Oasis
Top Facts about Manchester
- Over 20 of the nobel prize winners have come from Manchester
- Manchester houses over 100,000 students across 3 universities
- There will be £4.9 billion of construction in the next 10 years
- Manchester is the city where Rolls met Royce
- Over 50,000 journeys are made daily on the city’s metro link
- Manchester was the world’s first industrial city
- Manchester has over 2000 foreign owned firms
- The first modern computer was built in Manchester
- The atom was first split in Manchester
- Manchester has the tallest UK building outside London
- Manchester Airport is the 12th biggest European airport
- Manchester Airport is home to around 95 airlines serving over 180 worldwide destination
- Manchester airport serves 32% of the UK population
- The airport supports around 85,000 jobs in the UK – 33,000 of them in the North West
Beetham Tower
Beetham Tower is a landmark £150 million development; it’s highly prominent position on one of Manchester’s premier thoroughfare, Deansgate, along with its proximity to tram and train routes, and has made the tower an instant landmark that is popular with much of the public. However, it has been criticised by some for its boxy minimalist design. The aesthetic appeal may be debatable but the structural significance is not; it stands at 171m tall and has the UKs highest living space. The building includes a five star, 285 bedrooms Hilton Hotel and a destination sky bar on the 24th floor. The architect, Ian Simpson, has bought the duplex penthouse apartment.
