Former Birmingham Central Library
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Former Birmingham Central Library
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 14 Mar 2015
This is the former Birmingham Central Library which had a life of less than 40 years, it opened in 1974 and closed in the summer of 2013. It was described by Prince Charles as looking like "a place where books are incinerated, not kept". It now awaits demolition. Here it is viewed from Centenary Square.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.479718
Longitude
-1.905575