Beetham Tower

Summary

Beetham Tower is a skyscraper^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (256 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Beetham Tower is located in Manchester^[3].
• Beetham Tower is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Beetham Tower's image is recorded as Beetham Tower from below.jpg^[5].
• Beetham Tower's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[6].
• Beetham Tower's architect is recorded as SimpsonHaugh and Partners^[7].
• Beetham Tower's architect is recorded as Ian Simpson^[8].
• Beetham Tower's owned by is recorded as Yianis Group^[9].
• Beetham Organization is named after Beetham Tower^[10].
• Beetham Tower's architectural style is recorded as high-tech architecture^[11].
• Beetham Tower's architectural style is recorded as Neomodern architecture^[12].
• Beetham Tower's made from material is recorded as glass^[13].
• Beetham Tower's made from material is recorded as concrete^[14].
• Beetham Tower's main building contractor is recorded as Carillion^[15].
• Beetham Tower's Commons category is recorded as Beetham Tower, Manchester^[16].
• Beetham Tower's Emporis building ID is recorded as 190363^[17].
• +2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Beetham Tower^[18].
• Beetham Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.475278, 'lon': -2.250278}^[19].
• Beetham Tower's structural engineer is recorded as WSP Global^[20].
• Beetham Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b14q2^[21].
• Beetham Tower's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+47'}^[22].
• Beetham Tower's floors below ground is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[23].
• Beetham Tower's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}^[24].
• Beetham Tower's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 2800^[25].
• Beetham Tower's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7284414^[26].
• Beetham Tower's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+169'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Beetham Tower is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Manchester^[3].

Designation and Status

Beetham Tower's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[6].

History and Context

+2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Beetham Tower^[18]. Its owned by is recorded as Yianis Group^[9]. Beetham Organization is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

Beetham Tower ranks in the top 5% of skyscraper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (256 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]