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Aston Hall
This Jacobean mansion, built between 1618 and 1635, boasts some impressive pieces and houses some furniture, paintings and textiles from the Birmingham Museum's collections (look for the Romney and Gainsborough in the dining room). There are turrets, gables, plaster ceilings and friezes, and a panelled gallery that's over 40m (130ft) long.
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Cathedral Church of St Philip
One of England's smallest cathedrals, the striking Cathedral Church of St Philip, was constructed in a neoclassical style between 1709 and 1715. The Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones was responsible for the magnificent stained-glass windows: the Last Judgement, which can be seen at the western end, and Nativity, and Ascension at the eastern end.
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Chamberlain Square
Chamberlain Square features a memorial to Joseph Chamberlain, one of Birmingham's more enlightened mayors, and the eye-catching Central Library.
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Hall of Memory War Memorial
Inside Centenary Sq is the Hall of Memory War Memorial, and there are often temporary exhibitions in the square.
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Iron Man
For those who won't make it to Gateshead to see Antony Gormley's Angel of the North statue, his wingless Iron Man, on Victoria Sq, is a step in the same direction.
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Victoria Square
The central pedestrians-only Victoria Square features a giant fountain of a bathing woman (nicknamed, amusingly, 'the floozy in the Jacuzzi'), and a drab statue of Queen Victoria. It is also home to the Town Hall and Council House.
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