It was the building designed to reinvent Birmingham, but as the 30th anniversary of the ICC approaches the giant plaque unveiled by the Queen is now behind the bars of a new fence
When she opened the International Convention Centre (ICC) on June 12, 1991 – in the company of her late husband the Duke of Edinburgh – it was seen as the beginning of a new era for Birmingham. One that would see the city begin to punch above its weight on the world stage in the post-industrial era.
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Amnesty International says Qatari authorities have done little to improve labor conditions. In this photo, foreign workers on the construction site of the al-Wakrah soccer […]