Coventry

About Coventry

Population

299 316 dans la ville
2 555 596 dans laire urbaine

Résolution

97 km² (37 mi²)

Altitude

104 m

The city of Coventry lies in the West Midlands and is part of a larger conurbation centred around Birmingham. 600 years ago, Coventry ranked fourth among England's cities in terms of size and importance. There are still reminders of this golden age to be found in the city, including one of the country's finest medieval guildhalls, almshouses and monastic foundations, timber framed shops and pubs and several great churches and cathedrals. Even today, Coventry's skyline is dominated by three great spires; St. Michael's Tower, Holy Trinity Church and Christchurch. Following one of the most prolonged and devastating bombing raids of World War Two in 1940, Coventry was left in ruins and suffered from unsympathetic reconstruction in the proceeding years. It was during this period that the city gained the majority of its high-rise buildings. Despite this, it is still graceful medieval church spires and not tower blocks that define Coventry's skyline.

Région métropolitaine

Birmingham, Coleshill, Coventry, Cradley Heath, Dudley, Halesowen, Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Solihull, Stourbridge, Tipton, Walsall, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton

Nombre de bâtiments

No.	Current status
46	Tous les bâtiments
37	construit
2	prévu
1	jamais construit
6	démoli

Bâtiments les plus hauts

#	Bâtiment	Hauteur	Année
1	CODE Coventry Student Accommodation	250 ft	2019
2	Mercia House	223 ft	1968
3	Trinity View	210 ft	2019
4	City Village	207 ft	2017
5	Hillman House	207 ft	1964

Types de bâtiment

No.	Type
37	immeuble
5	Bâtiment bas
3	église
1	cheminée