Piccadilly Gardens is situated in Manchester city centre at the end of Market Street and close to Piccadilly Rail Station. It is the cities largest open inner city green space. The park, once Victorian Gardens, became neglected and a key site of anti social behaviour. The square was redesigneed in 2001 by EDAW after the IRA bombings and as part of the build up to the city hosting the Commonwealth Games. The park includes a large lawn area, and fountain plaza with the original statues and a reacreational pavillion designed by Japanese architect Tado Ando whose work I really love.
Go to www.360spin.co.uk/virtual-manchester/pic-garden.htm for 360 degree panoramics of Piccadilly Gardens, Exchange Square and the Urbis.
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