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Centenary Square is a public square on the north side of Broad Street in Birmingham, England, named in 1989 to commemorate the centenary of Birmingham achieving city status. The area was an industrial area of small workshops and canal wharves before it was purchased by the council in the 1920s for the creation of a grand civic centre scheme to include museums, council offices, cathedral and opera house. The scheme was abandoned after the arrival of World War II with only the Hall of Memory and half of the planned Baskerville House complete. After the war the scheme was revived in a simpler form however the council never managed to implement the design.

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  • Centenary Square is a public square on the north side of Broad Street in Birmingham, England, named in 1989 to commemorate the centenary of Birmingham achieving city status. The area was an industrial area of small workshops and canal wharves before it was purchased by the council in the 1920s for the creation of a grand civic centre scheme to include museums, council offices, cathedral and opera house. The scheme was abandoned after the arrival of World War II with only the Hall of Memory and half of the planned Baskerville House complete. After the war the scheme was revived in a simpler form however the council never managed to implement the design. In 1991 the square was redesigned to complement the new International Convention Centre with new paving, railings and lamps designed by artist Tess Jaray, a fountain and several sculptures. During the construction and opening of the Library of Birmingham on the square in 2013 several of the elements of the 1991 design were removed and a library amphitheatre was built into the square. In 2014 a design competition was held to redesign the square. Construction of the redesigned square began in 2017 and was largely complete in 2019. The square is used as a staging area for many of the city's main cultural events including the Frankfurt Christmas Market, Arts Festivals, Remembrance Day Services, New Year's Celebrations and during Christmas hosts a temporary ice rink and Ferris wheel. (en)
  • Plaza Centenario es una plaza pública sobre la amplia calle Broad ubicada en el centro de Birmingham, Inglaterra, nombrado en 1989 en la celebración del centenario de Birmingham que alcanza el estatus de ciudad en 1889. El área fue comprada en el siglo XX por el consejo para la creación de un magnífico esquema cívico de incluir nuevas oficinas del consejo, la residencia del alcalde, la biblioteca pública y la sala de concierto. El esquema fue abandonado después de la llegada de la Segunda Guerra Mundial con sólo la mitad de la prevista Casa Baskerville de haber sido construida. La plaza es una obra de arte en sí mismo, con el pavimento, barandillas y lámparas diseñadas por la artista Tess Jaray. El trabajo en la plaza costó £ 3.4 millones.​ La plaza fue el centro de las celebraciones del milenio para la ciudad con el cantante, Cliff Richard, encendiendo un faro conocido como la Llama de Esperanza, que se sitúa entre la Casa Baskerville y el Teatro de Repertorio de Birmingham. Los problemas con el financiamiento causó la llama "perpetua" con regularidad se apaga, y con el tiempo fueron quitados. La Biblioteca de Birmingham, inaugurada en septiembre de 2013, está entre la Casa Baskerville y el Teatro de Repertorio de Birmingham. "El Espíritu y la Fuente De la empresa" han sido removidos para darle cabida.​ (es)
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  • 1920s (1991 redesign, 2019 2nd redesign)
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  • Centenary Square is a public square on the north side of Broad Street in Birmingham, England, named in 1989 to commemorate the centenary of Birmingham achieving city status. The area was an industrial area of small workshops and canal wharves before it was purchased by the council in the 1920s for the creation of a grand civic centre scheme to include museums, council offices, cathedral and opera house. The scheme was abandoned after the arrival of World War II with only the Hall of Memory and half of the planned Baskerville House complete. After the war the scheme was revived in a simpler form however the council never managed to implement the design. (en)
  • Plaza Centenario es una plaza pública sobre la amplia calle Broad ubicada en el centro de Birmingham, Inglaterra, nombrado en 1989 en la celebración del centenario de Birmingham que alcanza el estatus de ciudad en 1889. El área fue comprada en el siglo XX por el consejo para la creación de un magnífico esquema cívico de incluir nuevas oficinas del consejo, la residencia del alcalde, la biblioteca pública y la sala de concierto. El esquema fue abandonado después de la llegada de la Segunda Guerra Mundial con sólo la mitad de la prevista Casa Baskerville de haber sido construida. (es)
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