Exchange Square, Manchester. Picture features (from the left) The Triangle, The Printworks and the Manchester Arndale

The Manchester Wheel to the north, Urbis to the west and Manchester Arndale to the West

Exchange Square is located in the English city of Manchester. The Printworks is an entertainment venue located on Withy Grove in Manchester, England, and is one of two entertainment venues for Manchester City Centre Manchester Arndale (known locally as The Arndale Centre or just The Arndale) is a large Shopping centre in Manchester City Centre, Urbis is an exhibition centre located in central Manchester, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The square was heavily redeveloped after the IRA bombing of the city centre in 1996. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the The 1996 Manchester bombing was a bomb attack undertaken by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA in Manchester, England. This reconstruction included the moving of two pubs to make room for the new Marks & Spencer store. Marks & Spencer Group plc (also M&S, Marks and Sparks, and Marks) is a British Retailer with 843 stores in more than 30

Today the square is a major upscale shopping area including a branch of Selfridges, The upmarket shopping centre The Triangle, a new entrance to the Manchester Arndale, including the world's largest Next store The Printworks, and a number of pubs. Selfridges is a chain of Department stores in the United Kingdom. The Triangle is a Grade II listed building in Manchester, England. Manchester Arndale (known locally as The Arndale Centre or just The Arndale) is a large Shopping centre in Manchester City Centre, NeXT Computer Inc (later NeXT Software Inc) was an American Computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California that The Printworks is an entertainment venue located on Withy Grove in Manchester, England, and is one of two entertainment venues for Manchester City Centre The Triangle has a BBC Big Screen television attached to it.

The Manchester Wheel

Since 2004 there has been a temporary ferris wheel in the south-west of the square over the winter months. A Ferris wheel (also known as an observation wheel or big wheel) is a Nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas attached In May 2007, it was re-installed and will be replaced in spring 2008 with a larger wheel that will be 80m high and supplied by World Tourist Attractions Ltd.

External links

• A virtual tour of the Exchange Square by 360spin.co.uk