Exchange Square, Manchester. Picture features (from the left) The Triangle, The Printworks and the Manchester Arndale

Exchange Square is located in the English city of Manchester. The square was heavily redeveloped after the IRA bombing of the city centre in 1996. This reconstruction included the moving of two pubs to make room for the new Marks & Spencer store. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... The Triangle may mean: Research Triangle: A region in the piedmont of North Carolina in the United States The Triangle (newspaper): Drexel Universitys independent student newspaper. ... The Printworks is Europes first urban entertainment venue, based on Withy Grove in Manchester Until 1986, as the name suggests, the Printworks was a printing press, owned at the time of its demise by Robert Maxwell. ... Manchester Arndale (known locally as The Arndale Centre or just The Arndale) is a large shopping centre in Manchester City Centre in North West England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Manchester shown within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Greater Manchester Admin HQ Manchester City Centre Founded 13th Century City Status 1853 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Manchester City Council Area  - Borough & City 115. ... Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish name: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA) is an Irish Republican, left wing[2] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern... The Manchester City Centre bombing was a terrorist attack in Manchester, England by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA). ... Marks & Spencer plc (sometimes colloquially known also as M&S, Marks and Sparks, Marks, Marksies or Markss) is a British retailer, with 760 stores in more than 30 countries around the world. ...

Today the square is a major upscale shopping area including a branch of Selfridges, The upmarket shopping centre The Triangle, a new entrance to the Manchester Arndale, including the world's largest Next store The Printworks, and a number of pubs. The Triangle has a BBC Big Screen television attached to it. Selfridges in Birmingham. ... The Triangle at the Corn Exchange The Corn Exchange in Manchester, England was built in 1897. ... The largest Arndale Centre was built in Manchester at a cost of £100 million; it was constructed in phases between 1972 and 1979 and spans 26 acres, with high-rise offices and residential flats as well as retail space. ... For other meanings, see Next. ... The Printworks is Europes first urban entertainment venue, based on Withy Grove in Manchester Until 1986, as the name suggests, the Printworks was a printing press, owned at the time of its demise by Robert Maxwell. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Manchester Wheel

The Manchester Wheel at night

Since 2004 there has been a temporary ferris wheel in the south-west of the square over the winter months. In May 2007, it was re-installed and will be replaced in spring 2008 with a larger wheel that will be 80m high and supplied by World Tourist Attractions Ltd. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A Ferris wheel on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the UK, big wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim. ...

External links

• A virtual tour of the Exchange Square by 360spin.co.uk

Coordinates: 53°29′04″N, 2°14′35″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...