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About the City Centre:iness and commercial
centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is
also the administrative centre
of the City of Leeds metropolitan district, an
area which includes ten towns and many villages,
in addition to the Leeds urban area. It is
within the Leeds Central parliamentary
constituency, represented by Hilary Benn as MP
since a by-election in 1999.
While the city centre has no
formal definition, it may be taken as roughly
bounded by the Leeds Inner Ring Road on the
north. Many people in the While the city centre has no
formal definition, it may be taken as roughly
bounded by the Leeds Inner Ring Road on the
north. Many people in the city say it stretches
from the Library Pub in the North to Holbeck in
the South and from the Casinos on Kirkstall Road
in the West to Lincoln Green in the East. It is
one of the largest city centres in the UK.
The Civic Quarter is the area
at the north of the city centre, roughly north
of the Headrow. It is home to the Leeds
Magistrates and Crown Courts. Leeds Town Hall is
a prominent landmark which was completed in 1858
and opened by Queen Victoria. The City Library
and City Gallery are next door. Park Square is
also found here. The city's largest hospital,
the Leeds General Infirmary, is also located
here and was first opened in 1869.her prominent Leeds landmarks. Millennium
Square was Leeds' flagship project to mark the
year 2000 and hosts regular concerts by bands
including the Kaiser Chiefs, HARD-Fi, Fall Out
Boy and Embrace. Leeds Civic Hall was opened in
1933 by King George V and is home to the Lord
Mayor's Room and the council chambers.
Because of its close
proximity to the courts, many barristers'
chambers and solicitors' offices are found here.
The architecture in the civic quarter is
predominantly Victorian to match the civic
buildings. The Civic Quarter also lies in close
proximity to the universities of Leeds
Metropolitan University, University of Leeds and
other academic institutions such as Park Lane
College, Leeds College of Art & Design and Leeds
College of Technology.
The Shopping Quarter is the
area which extends south from the Headrow to
Boar Lane. Many of city's largest shops are
found here. Like any major city the shopping
district is home to both major international
chains, including Marks & Spencer (founded in
1894 on a small stall at the city's market), and
independent shops. The Corn Exchange was home to
many of these independent shops, however in
2007, the owners of the building evicted most of
them.
The Cultural Quarter is
situated in the east of the city centre.
Landmarks here include the BBC building, which
moved from Woodhouse Lane just north of the city
centre in August 2004, the West Yorkshire
Playhouse, which opened in March 1990, and the
Leeds College of Music, which moved to its
current location in 1997.
Park Square in LeedsThe
Financial Quarter is bounded by Park Row to the
East, Leeds Inner Ring Road to the west, The
Headrow to the north and Wellington Street to
the south. It is centred around the Georgian
Park Square, one of the green spaces in Leeds
City Centre. The City Centre Loop passes through
the quarter, using City Square, Quebec Street,
King Street and East Parade. Leeds Law School is
located at Cloth Hall Court. Major names can be
found in the financial quarter such as Norwich
Union and The Bank of England.
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