Urbis, Manchester
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Urbis, Manchester is a distinctive glass-clad, wedge-shaped exhibition and events building in central Manchester, originally opened as a museum of city life and later repurposed for cultural and creative uses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urbis, Manchester canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
events venue ⓘ exhibition venue ⓘ |
| architect | Ian Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Ian Simpson Architects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| city | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cladding | glass-clad ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
events space
ⓘ
exhibition space ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in Manchester
ⓘ
Event venues in Manchester ⓘ Glass architecture ⓘ Museums in Manchester ⓘ Tourist attractions in Manchester ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central atrium
ⓘ
escalators visible through glass façade ⓘ sloping glass façade ⓘ wedge-shaped footprint ⓘ |
| height | approximately 35 metres ⓘ |
| laterUse |
creative uses
ⓘ
cultural uses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cathedral Gardens, Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | glass ⓘ |
| nearby |
Chetham's School of Music
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive glass-clad wedge-shaped design
ⓘ
role in Manchester's cultural life ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 6 ⓘ |
| openedAs | museum of city life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | museum of city life ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Manchester City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousUse | exhibition centre for urban culture ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| region | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| repurposedAs | National Football Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repurposingDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| shape | wedge-shaped ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.