Manchester

by Oliwia Trzeciak 8 H

Manchester facts:

-Manchester was founded in 1086

-In 2016, Manchester numbered 541,263 residents

-Manchester obtained city rights in 1301

-On May 22 2017, after the Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena, a terrorist attack took place

-the dominant religion in Manchester is Christianity

-the white population prevails there

-In 2018, the World Health Organization classified Manchester, the fifth most polluted city in the United Kingdom

What to see in Manchester:

Manchester Museum- is a museum displaying works of archaeology, anthropology and natural history and is owned by the University of Manchester, in England. Sited on Oxford Road (A34) at the heart of the university's group of neo-Gothic buildings, it provides access to about 4.5 million items from every continent.

Old Trafford- Manchester United stadium, usually called the Dream Theater. The stadium was built in 1910 for a gigantic sum of 120,000.

The National Football Museum- is England’s national museum of football. It is based in the Urbis building in Manchester city center, and preserves conserve and display important collections of football memorabilia. As a publicly funded national museum, entrance is free.

Castlefield is an inner city conservation area of Manchester in North West England.
The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex was officially opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.