The Second Tallest Building In Manchester

Photo taken by me – The CIS Building

By Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

Preston, England

March 13, 2016 10:49am CST

I love Manchester’s Co-Op Insurance building, known as The CIS Tower. For decades it was our tallest building, and only true skyscraper, a little bit of New York of our very own. Now other towers have risen round it, though it still dwarfs the nearby Arndale tower, but the colossal Beetham Tower Hilton Hotel complex (which I may be visiting later this month) dwarfs even the CIS rendering her our second tallest instead of the highest structure we have. Arthur Chappell

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@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

13 Mar 16

A very impressive shiny tower for sure Arthur. I had never seen Manchester. I imagine it is a very vibrant diverse city.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

13 Mar 16

@TiarasOceanView very diverse and lively yes

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@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

13 Mar 16

@arthurchappell Cities are great Arthur.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

13 Mar 16

@TiarasOceanView yes I love city life though I enjoy visiting the countryside too

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@JudyEv (381905)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Mar 16

It seems in many countries the tallest building in an area doesn't stay so for very long.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

14 Mar 16

yes, it tends to make the next architect want to build higher still

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@celticeagle (189820)

• Boise, Idaho

13 Mar 16

I don't know why we need all the tall buildings. Makes a handsome skyline.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

13 Mar 16

@celticeagle tall buildings save ground space by saving having lots of smaller structures eating up the countryside

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

14 Mar 16

Personally I do not like tall buildings at all.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

14 Mar 16

@marlina I love them, and I always want to see the view from the top

@boiboing (13147)

• Northampton, England

13 Mar 16

I fancy a visit to the Hilton bar to look at the views.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

13 Mar 16

The Beetham Tower, Manchester, taken by me

I am looking forward to seeing inside the Hilton over Easter @boiboing - the building from the outside

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

13 Mar 16

How many stories? Surprising a Hilton hotel can dwarf it. Usually giant hotel complexes are relegated to Las Vegas.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

13 Mar 16

Don't know how many storeys but the CIS tower is exactly 400 feet tall - a baby compared to its US cousins of course

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Mar 16

It really is a very tall building. Very impressive indeed.

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

13 Mar 16

the buildings like that are oddly pretty.

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@RasmaSandra (97957)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Mar 16

@arthurchappell I too like the look of this tower. Great photo.

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@teamfreak16 (43577)

• Denver, Colorado

13 Mar 16

It's much higher than anything in Colorado Springs, that's for sure.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

13 Mar 16

Not a great fan of these buildings. London's skyline looks a bit odd to me!

• Lagos, Nigeria

13 Mar 16

For me I can't cope with the height.

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