City Quarter, Department store, Church

The Bullring is one of the largest shopping districts in the whole of the UK and occupies a large part of Birmingham city centre. A cluster of large shopping centres, including Selfridges with its famous futuristic building, is situated around the historic ‘Bull Ring’ area, where markets were held as far back as the Middle Ages. The Bullring is currently the most visited shopping centre in Britain. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Birmingham"…

Cathedral

St Philip’s Anglican Cathedral in Birmingham is the city’s main church, although in terms of size it is one of the smaller cathedrals compared with those in other cities. It is situated right in the centre of the Old Town, surrounded by a small, pretty park. [btn "Book a hotel in the centre of Birmingham" https://www.booking.com/city/gb/birmingham.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-birmingham-katedrala] The Baroque church was built in 1725. Do stop…

Historic building

See from the outside a typical example of Victorian style buildings on the eastern edge of the centre. The complex of buildings, built of terracotta red brick with typical narrow turrets, now houses the Birmingham Court of Justice and the inner halls cannot be visited. The complex, still known as the Victoria Law Courts, was built in 1894 and was used as a criminal court by the time it was built. [btn "Book a hotel in Birmingham city centre"…

Statue

Beloved by locals and the main symbol of Birmingham, you’ll find it rampaging through the main concourse of Birmingham New Street station every hour. Ozzy the Bull, a gigantic mechanical statue, comes to life for about five minutes every quarter past the hour, giving the impression of a raging bull. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Birmingham" https://www.booking.com/city/gb/birmingham.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-birmingham-ozzy] Where did Ozzy…