The Cube in Birmingham. The Cube (2010) is a 70 metre office, hotel, residential and retail tower with 23 floors, an angular cro

---

The Cube in Birmingham. The Cube (2010) is a 70 metre office, hotel, residential and retail tower with 23 floors, an angular crown, a golden anodised aluminium framework, and an apparently-random window pattern that resembles the puzzle video game Tetris. The Cube stands on Commercial Street, next to the Mailbox and alongside the Birmingham & Worcester Canal. Birminghams Main Line canal, designed by Thomas Telford. The 'New Main Line' runs through massive cuttings and bold embankments through the heart of the Black Country. The 19th century equivalent of a motorway, the Main Line runs straight as an arrow from Birmingham to Tipton before heading off to Wolverhampton. Thomas Telford's improvements shortened the route between Birmingham and Wolverhampton by around seven miles whilst also using fewer locks.

---

Size: 3258px × 5073px
Photo credit: © Detail Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: access, aluminium, angular, anodised, barge, birmingham, boat, bridge, canal, city, crown, cube, framework, golden, hotel, life, line, main, office, pattern, people, puzzle, random, residential, retail, tetris, tower, water, waterway, window