Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous city outside London with a population of 1,036,900 (2010 estimate). Today Birmingham is a major international commercial centre, ranked as a beta− world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network and an important transport, retail, events and conference hub.
The mail box – new shopping area
Retail development along the canal
Birmingham's three universities and two university colleges make it the largest centre of higher education in the United Kingdom outside London, and its major cultural institutions, including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, enjoy international reputations.
Town hall with Xmas market:
Symphony hall:
People from Birmingham are known as Brummies, a term derived from the city's nickname of 'Brum'. There is a distinctive Brummie dialect and accent, both of which differ from the adjacent Black Country.
The bull of bullring:
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