the beetham paradox!!
I think that beyond the hilton being an "ugly building" it is an extremely important symbol that is representative of the cities growth and emergance as a hub of various expanding and modern industries, prior to the hiltons existence, investment in the city was rapidly increasing and the aspirations of manchesters people were (for me) at a memorable high at the time, the emergance of this new structure made great headway in galvanising the minds of investors toward new programmes that sought to bring wealth to different areas,
I think after completion there was a new momentum to the city, away from "grim up north" stereotypes the city could now be looked at in terms of where it would or could be in ten or twenty years time....blah blah blah
plus the views from the upper floors are stunning,with the bowl of the srrounding peninnes almost palpable and the cheshire planes stretching out towards the (visible) welsh hills (not to mention the city itself from the northern windows)
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