1. Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Town Hall is a town hall building located in Albert Square, Manchester. The building is a Victorian & Neo-Gothic architectural style, founded in 1868 and officially opened in 1877. It serves as the city council's administrative office, also used as an office for several government agencies.
The exterior of this building there is a clock tower 85 meters high. on the four sides of the Tower there are hours each. The tower is also equipped with a bell that weighs up to 8 tons, called the Great Abel. The interior of the building which is frequented by tourists is the Great Hall. There is a mural painting entitled History of Manchester, made by Ford Madox Brown. To the north of the building is Albert Square & Albert memorial, and in the south there is St Peter's Square & The Cenopath.
2. Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
Museum of Science and Industry is a national museum located in Liverpool Road Manchester. The museum was first opened in 1969 at the first train station in the world, a station linking Manchester to Liverpool. Museum dedicated to science, industry and technology. The collection is exhibited in the museum, among others: Aircraft, Locomotive, Computing, and beberpa galleries with specific themes. The objects are transportation equipment (aircraft, cars and locomotives), energy generators (water, steam, electricity and gas), communication equipment, textiles, computers and sanitation. On certain days visitors can demonstrate how to run trains on the museum's ground floor. This sights are open every 10 am to 5 pm.
3. John Rylands Library
John Rylands Library or also called Rylands Library, is a library located in Deansgate, Manchester. The Victorian and Neo-Gothic building was built in 1890, by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands, built to commemorate her late husband John Rylands. The library has a collection of several Gospel manuscripts, Papyrus and also some notes from important figures. Uniquely this museum has a reading room on the ground floor with stained glass windows so that it contrasts with the exterior of the building which looks like an old building. John Rylands Library is now part of the University of Manchester library. The library is open to public visitors.
4. National Football Museum
National Football Museum is a football museum located in the Urbis Building complex, in the center of Manchester. The museum was first opened in 1001 in Deepdale, Preston, Lanchashire. Then in 2012, the museum was moved to Manchester, which is now the location. The museum collections are derived from the FIFA museum, the Football League, the Football Association, the FIFA Book Collection and the Neville Evans Collection known as the National Football Collection. The museum can be visited every day from 10 am to 5 pm.
5. Manchester Museum
Manchester Museum is a museum located in Oxford Road, Manchester. The museum focuses on archeology, anthropology and natural history. Like the John Rylands Library, the Manchester Museum is also part of Manchester University. This Neo-Gothic architectural style museum was first opened in 1867. The collection covers several fields, including anthropology, archery, archeology, earth sciences, insects (entomology), botany, numismatic collections, birds, mammals, coral reefs and microscopic animal specimens. Then in 2004, the museum got a replica of the Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil called Stan. The museum can be visited daily from 10 am to 5 pm.
6. Heaton Park
Heaton Park is a city park, located in the Higher Blackley area of Manchester. This 242-hectare park was built in 1902. The park includes an 18th-century Neo-Classic building called Heaton Hall. The classic building belongs to the Grade I Listed Building list and is regarded as the best building in Lanchashire. The park is divided into sections of woodlands, playground, ornamental gardens, observatories, walled garden, lake, farm center, tennis court, animal center, and golf course. In addition to Heaton Hall buildings, there are also several buildings namely Heaton Park BT Tower, Dower House, The Temple, Smithy Lodge and Grand Lodge.
7. Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden
Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden or often shortened to Fletcher Moss, is a city park and botanical garden located in Didsbury, Manchester. The park is positioned between the Mersey river and the Stenner Woods forest. This park has an area of ??4 hectares, built first time in 1919. The name of the park is taken from the name Alderman Fletcher Moss, he who donate the park to the city of Manchester. Not only become a garden and a botanical garden, but also a native habitat for wild animals. The park also has tennis courts, a rugby field and a family café.
8. Old Trafford
Old Trafford is the headquarters for Erofa's giant football club, Manchester United F.C. Old Trafford is a football stadium located in the Old Trafford, Greater Manchester area. Only 4 km from Manchester city center. The stadium was first built in 1910, from the first opened to the present remains the headquarters of Manchester United. The 75,635-seat stadium is the second largest stadium in the UK and the 11th largest in Europe. The stadium is divided into 4 booths namely Sir Alex Fergusson Stand, Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, West Stand and East Stand.
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