'Sky High' Birmingham - One Centenary Way Tour - 5th July 2022

The Itsyourbuild team was granted access to One Centenary Way on Tuesday morning, right at the heart of Paradise Birmingham - with Daniel, Stephen & Jack taking full advantage of the stunning views on offer.

Follow the link for a wonderful gallery of shots. Enjoy!

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Early morning arrival.

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Waiting outside.

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In we go!

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South Central tower, well under construction on Bristol Street, Essex Street.

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The historic Rotunda.

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Cranes Reflected in the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

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One Centenary Square (HSBC UK), the Hyatt Regency Hotel, The Mercian, and the core of Cortland Broad Street.

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The Library of Birmingham.

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Looking Over Centenary Square.

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'Cheese'.

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On the Top Floor.

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The Dome of the Council House.

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Exchange Square, Phase 2, is flying up!

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Orion House and Beetham Tower

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And down we go! 

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Photography by Daniel Sturley

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Photography by Stephen Giles

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Photography by Mat Burling

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Photography by Jack Babington

 

There are now nearly 800 photos of the construction of this building and can be seen in reverse date order in the full gallery here:

Full Construction Feature Project and Photo Gallery

 

'Sky High' Birmingham from the top of the Hyatt Regency Hotel with the City's creatives (August 2019)

A wonderful gallery of stunning photography from the 18th Floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel with stunning views of the City, Centenary Square, Chamberlain Square, Westside, Broad Street, the canal at Gas Street Basin and the ongoing works at Arena Central. Enjoy! 

Above photo courtesy Barry Whitehead.

View from Hyatt Regency to the Centenary Square on to the Library of Birmingham and beyond

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Photo courtesy Dave Fieldhouse

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Photo courtesy Barry Whitehead

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Photo courtesy Pete Davies 

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Photo courtesy Simon Felton

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Photo courtesy Simon Felton

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Photo courtesy Christine Wright

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Photo courtesy Daniel Sturley

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Photo courtesy Christine Wright

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Photo courtesy Barry Whitehead

 

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Photo courtesy Christine Wright

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Photo courtesy Tammie Naughton

 

View from Hyatt Regency to the Chamberlain Square and beyond

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Photo courtesy Daniel Sturley

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Photo courtesy Dave Fieldhouse

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Photo courtesy Tammie Naughton

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Photo courtesy Daniel Sturley

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Photo courtesy Daniel Sturley

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Photo courtesy Daniel Sturley

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Photo courtesy Barry Whitehead

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Photo courtesy Barry Whitehead

 

View from Hyatt Regency to Arena Central

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Photo courtesy Dave Fieldhouse

 

View from Hyatt Regency over Westside and up Broad Street

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Photo courtesy Dave Fieldhouse

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Photo courtesy Daniel Sturley

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Photo courtesy Daniel Sturley

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Photo courtesy Pete Davies

 

View from Hyatt looking down on Gas Street Basin, the canal and historic Birmingham

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Photo courtesy Pete Davies

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Photo courtesy Christine Wright

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Photo courtesy Pete Davies

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Photo courtesy Simon Felton

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Photo courtesy Christine Wright

 

Panoramic Birmingham

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Photo courtesy Barry Whitehead 

'Sky High' Birmingham on Summer Solstice from the top of Bank Tower 2 - what a view!

What a stunning view of Birmingham, our People with Passion at ItsyourBuild were able to capture in some great photography taken on the longest day of the year in 2019 (June 21st).

We hope you enjoy this gallery of photos from the very talented Stephen Giles and Karl Newton.

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For posts and an amazing gallery tracking the build of Bank Towers I and II click HERE.

'Sky High' creativity from The Rotunda - Birmingham

Our talented 'People With Passion' took an opportunity to share their creative skills and talents through a mixture of great art, photography & sketching, capturing the stunning skyline views of our great city. We are delighted to feature 'Birmingham Sky High' from the Rotunda as part of a BirminghamWeAre 'Sky High' feature.

Before we introduce you to our stunning gallery of images, let's take a brief look at the history of the Rotunda.

The construction of the Rotunda began in 1961 and was competed in 1965 it stands 266ft tall. The original plans, were to house a rooftop restuarant & cinema. Dring the1980s sugestions were that it should be demolished.  However, from 2004 to 2008, the Rotunda, a Grade ll listed building was refurbished and partially converted for residential use. The redevelopment created 232 luxury apartments, including six penthouse suites on the 20th floor. The whole of the 19th floor and one of the penthouses on the 20th floor is run as serviced apartments by the Manchester-based operator, Staying Cool.  

 

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Photo by Mac McCreery

 

Standing tall at 81 metres (266 ft)

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Photo by Barry Whithead

 

The Rotunda still shining bright in the city centre after completion in 1965. 

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Photo by Tammie Naughton

 

The Rotunda stands proud over our city -  The building had originally been intended to look like a candle with a flame-like weather beacon on top, changing colour to reflect the weather.

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Photo by Elliott Brown

 

Below we share some great photography of sentional views from 20th floor of the Rotunda. What great views of our ever changing city's skyline.

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Photo by Daniel Sturley

 

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Photo by Damien Walmsley

 

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Photo by Karl Newton

 

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Photo by Pete Davies

 

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Photo by Simon Felton

 

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Photo by Christine Wright

 

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Sketching by Tim Griffiths

 

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Photo by Stephen Cooper

 

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Photo by Chris Fletcher

 

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Photo by Kev Maslin

 

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Photo by Damien Walmsley

 

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Photo by Jay Mason-Burns

 

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Photo by Pete Davies

 

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Photo by John Paddington

 

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Photo by  Damien Walmsley

 

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Photo by Jay Mason-Burns

 

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Photo by Karl Newton

 

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Photo by Daniel Sturley

 

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Photo by Kev Maslin

 

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Photo by Damien Walmsley

 

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Photo by Kev Maslin

 

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Photo by Daniel Sturley

 

 

Birmingham, 'Sky High' from the Rotunda - May 2019

I went up to the top of the Rotunda today for the ItsYourBuild photography and art trip, I got some nice photos of the city and some rare ones, for me, of people.

Photos by Daniel Sturley

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_8148b_RTND.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />Digbeth

dndimg alt="" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_8114b_RTND.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />One Chamberlain Square, Big Brum, the Council House Dome.

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Photos by Daniel Sturley