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10 Holloway Circus
Holloway Circus Tower Birmingham (cropped).JPG
Former names Beetham Tower
General information
Type Hotel & Residential
Architectural style Postmodern
Location Holloway Circus, Birmingham, England
Coordinates 52°28′31.46″N 1°54′0.59″W / 52.4754056°N 1.9001639°W / 52.4754056; -1.9001639
Current tenants Radisson SAS
Construction started March 2003
Completed May 2006
Cost 35.94 million Pound sterling
Client Beetham Organization
Height 400 feet (122 m)
Technical details
Floor count 39
Design and construction
Architect Ian Simpson
Structural engineer WSP Cantor Seinuk
Services engineer Buro Happold
Main contractor Laing O'Rourke Midlands
Holloway Circus Tower -rear -Birmingham -UK
Holloway Circus Tower nearing completion in February 2006. Rear view.
Orion and Holloway Buildings Birmingham -UK
Holloway Circus Tower (right) and the Orion Building (left) during the reattaching of the rear panels.
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The tower from approximately 250 metres away.

10 Holloway Circus (also referred to as the Holloway Circus Tower or Beetham Tower) is a 400-foot (122 m) tall mixed-use skyscraper in Birmingham city centre, England. It was originally named after the developers, Beetham Organisation, and was designed by Ian Simpson and built by Laing O'Rourke. The entire development covers an area of 7,000 square feet (650 m2). It is the second tallest building in Birmingham and the 74th tallest building in the United Kingdom.

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