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The Portico Library

The Portico Library, The Portico or Portico Library and Gallery on in , England, is an independent subscription library designed in the Greek Revival style by Thomas Harrison of Chester and built between 1802 and 1806.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: independent subscription library in Manchester, UK
  • Also known as: “Portico Library”
  • Address: 57 Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3HY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manchester Art Gallery and Manchester Arena.

Art gallery
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, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on in , England. The main gallery premises were built for a learned society in 1823 and today its collection occupies three connected buildings, two of which were designed by Sir Charles Barry. is situated 420 feet southwest of The Portico Library.

Stadium
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is an indoor arena in , England, immediately north of the and partly above in air rights space. is situated 3,200 feet north of The Portico Library.

Library
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is the headquarters of the city's library and information service in , England. Facing St Peter's Square, it was designed by E. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of The Portico Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Manchester city centre.

Neighborhood
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in , England, is the second largest in the and the third largest in Europe. Its archway was completed in 1987 on Faulkner Street in , which contains Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Malaysian, Singaporean, Thai and Vietnamese restaurants, shops, bakeries and supermarkets.

Suburb
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is the central business district of , England, within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57 Mancunian Way, which collectively form an inner ring road.

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This covers the area in central north of Piccadilly Gardens and east of Bridge St and Princess St, served by Victoria railway station. It covers the locales of the Millennium Quarter and St.

The Portico Library

Latitude
53.47972° or 53° 28′ 47″ north
Longitude
-2.24061° or 2° 14′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C5VFQH5+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6321368786
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Wiki­data ID
Q7231808
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“The Portico Library” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “波提哥图书馆”
  • German: “Portico Library”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Портика”
  • Slovenian: “Portico Library”
  • Slovenian: “The Portico Library”
  • Spanish: “Portico Library”
  • Spanish: “The Portico Library”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chinese Visa Application Service Centre and Cnuk Parcel.

Nearby Places

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