Beetham Tower nearing completion in February 2006. Rear view.

Beetham Tower, Birmingham is a 122 metre (400 feet) tall skyscraper completed in 2006 in Birmingham city centre, United Kingdom. It is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, and is designed by Ian Simpson. The estimated cost of construction is estimated to be around £50 million. The entire development will cover an area of 650 metre². Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1151x2592, 265 KB) Summary Beetham Tower, Birmingham. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1151x2592, 265 KB) Summary Beetham Tower, Birmingham. ... February 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 28 February 2006 (Tuesday) Al Askari Mosque bombing: Sixty-eight people have been killed so far today in Baghdad, Iraq. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Taipei 101, considered the worlds tallest skyscraper. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Metre (or Meter) is the base fundamental unit of length in the metric measurement system as defined originally by the French Academy of Sciences during the French Revolutionary–Napoleonic war era, and subsequently adopted by various successive International Standards Committees as the utility, elegance, and self-consistency of the...

The plans for the building were first aired in 1998 as part of a competition for designs for a tower acting as a gateway to the city to be given to the council and also for a building that could help with the regeneration plans in the area. Two designs were put forward, one by CALA Homes which consisted of two road glass towers and the other by the Beetham Corporation which had a spires elevating the height to 192 metres. The Beetham Corporation won however it was forced to scale down the towers height due to height limits enforced after the World Trade Center attacks. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

It can also be referred to as the Holloway Circus Tower after its address.

It has 39 floors, and is the second tallest building in the city after the 152 m (498 ft) British Telecom Tower. The whole faςade of the building will be glass. The lower 18-floors are a Radisson SAS hotel, which opened to guests on 16 January 2006. The upper 20 floors contain 158 apartments. The British Telecom Tower (formerly known as the Post Office Tower and, before that the GPO Tower) is a landmark in Birmingham. ... Radisson SAS in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Borj-e Sefid apartments in Tehran, Iran An apartment (or flat in Britain and other Commonwealth countries) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. ...

The construction of the building encountered a couple of problems. Not far into the construction of the lift shaft, a piece of scaffolding became dislodged and fell to the ground causing traffic delays around Holloway Circus. On 24 November 2005, 5 pieces of cladding from the higher levels became detached from the building and fell to the ground. Fear of more falling off caused nearby roads to be closed for an entire weekend, until the site could be declared safe. Clips have now been installed to secure the panels. A set of elevators or lifts, in the lower level of a train station. ... Interstate 80, a freeway in California with many lanes and heavy traffic. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of highrise buildings in Birmingham, UK

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• Beetham Tower, Manchester
• Beetham Tower, Liverpool

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External links

• Beetham Tower, Birmingham at www.skyscrapernews.com
• Beetham Organization homepage (requires flash-player)
• Ian Simpson Architects (requires flash-player)