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The architecture of Leeds, a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, encompasses a wide range of architectural styles and notable buildings. As with most northern industrial centres, much of Leeds ' prominent architecture is of the Victorian era.
Leeds Town Hall is a 19th-century municipal building on The Headrow (formerly Park Lane), Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.Planned to include law courts, a council chamber, offices, a public hall, and a suite of ceremonial rooms, it was built between 1853 and 1858 to a design by the architect Cuthbert Brodrick.
Westgate Point. The Leeds Look describes a modern architectural style using red brick and grey slate roofs used for public and commercial buildings in Leeds city centre.The first examples appeared in the 1980s with the goal of harmonising new buildings with older brick buildings surrounding them.
Leeds is a major UK city and regional capital. Currently, the tallest building in Leeds, and also the newest on the list, is Altus House at 114 metres (374 ft) [1] which has held the record since topping out in 2020. The oldest building on the list is Holy Trinity Church, constructed in 1727, which stands at a height of 56.7 m (186 ft).
Leeds is known for its culture in the fields of art, architecture, music, sport, film and television. As the largest city in Yorkshire, Leeds is a centre of Yorkshire's contemporary culture and is the base for Yorkshire's television (BBC, ITV, and Channel 4) [1] and regional newspapers.
Art Deco architecture in Leeds (8 P) B. Brutalist architecture in Leeds (3 P) Buildings and structures in Leeds (22 C, 75 P) C. Cuthbert Brodrick buildings (8 P) G.
Leeds Civic Hall is a municipal building located in the civic quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It replaced Leeds Town Hall as the administrative centre in 1933. [ 2 ] The Civic Hall houses Leeds City Council offices, council chamber and a banqueting hall, and is a Grade II* listed building . [ 3 ]
Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, ... Wrathmell S. (2005), Leeds, Pevsner Architectural Guides, Yale University Press, London; External links