About Birmingham
Birmingham is the largest of England's core cities,and is often considered to be the second city of the United Kingdom.It has a population of 1,006,500.
Birmingham was famous as the "city of thousand trades".It has been named as the third best place in the United Kingdom to locate a business and the 21st best in Europe.It is also the fourth most visited city by foreign visitors in the UK.Birmingham has been transformed from a village to a market town.Because of the supplies of iron ore and coal the metalworking industry became established.It gain a reputation for producing small arms by the end of the English Civil War.During the Industrial revolution,Birmingham grew rapidly into a major industrial centre.
Birmingham is located in the centre of the West Midlands region of England.The climate in Birmingham is temperate marine climate with average temperatures in summer being around 20oC and in winter around 4,5 oC.Some of the nearest places are Cannock, Dudley, Oldbury.Birmingham is an ethnically and culturally diverse city.The Birmingham museum and Art Gallery is the main art gallery and museum in Birmingham.The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is both an art gallery and concert hall.The Cadbury world is a museum showing visitors the steps of chocolate production.Birmingham Botanic Gardens and Victorian creation are some of the most famous.The city centre consists of numerous public squares including Centenary Square,Victorian Square.The historic Old Square is located on Corporation Street.There is a variety of religious buildings in the city.The economy is dominated by the service sector.Two of the Britain's "big four" banks were found in Birmingham-Lioyds Bank and HSBC.Tourism is also a great part of the local economy.Birmingham is a major transport hub on the motorway,rail and canal networks.Birmingham International Airport is the UK's sixth largest airport