Birmingham - Some Key Landmarks for Tourists

This article highlights some of the important landmarks in Birmingham, which is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama, the city's population is 231,483 according to the 2005 estimate. Birmingham was founded in 1871, just after the Civil War in the United States of America. It was named after Birmingham, the major industrial city of England and was built to be an industrial enterprise. The founders borrowed the name of Birmingham, England's main industrial city, to emphasize that point. The city was called 'The Pittsburgh of the South' because it was like Pittsburgh in the north in that the city's major industries were mainly iron and steel production. Birmingham ranks as one of the most important business centers in the South-east of The United States of America and is also one of the largest banking centers in The United States of America. Birmingham is said to be founded on June 1, 1871 by some real estate promoters.

The city of Birmingham is a more tropical and warmer version of its British counterpart. The tallest building in Birmingham (Alabama) is smaller than the tallest structure ((152m) because the Bt Tower itself can not be named the tallest building as it is hollow inside, it has stairs on the side and lighting but nothing else) in Birmingham (England). The official tallest building in Birmingham is the Beetham Tower which is 122m and smaller that the tallest building in Birmingham (Alabama). The tallest building in Birmingham (Alabama) is the Wachovia Tower and is 138m.