'This will be an antidote to all the development going on in Manchester'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe latest skyscraper addition to Manchester city centre is called Viadux, and it neighbours Beetham Tower. At 40-storeys-tall, it’s not the city’s tallest — it has seven fewer than its neighbour, and 24 fewer than the highest tower in Manchester, Deansgate Square South Tower.
And, should Viadux 2 be built, it will have roughly half the floor count — as the proposed second Viadux skyscraper will have 76 storeys, and be the UK’s tallest building outside of London.
But Viadux’s close location to Beetham Tower, which once stood alone as the second city’s only true skyscraper, is emblematic of just how much building has gone on in town.
Its location means it also looms over the Castlefield Viaduct — the city’s temporary sky-park which opened two years ago. READ MORE: 'Our hearts are broken' - Award-winning bakery Trove confirms closure of all sites Now, plans are afoot to extend the fledgling park as an ‘antidote’ to the development that encircles it.At present, the park covers about half the historic 330m viaduct.
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