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Pictures: Alpha Tower under construction

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Stacey Barnfield-BP

12:01, 10 NOV 2013
Updated15:08, 12 FEB 2015

Construction of Alpha Tower, headquarters of the commercial television company ATV, in August 19711 of 8
Construction of Alpha Tower in August 19712 of 8
Central Library, on the right of the photo, was being built at the same time as Alpha Tower3 of 8
Alpha Tower's hyperbolic paraboloid roof structure on the ATV centre covering a 4,370 sq ft restaurant area4 of 8
Construction team walk through the building site of Alpha Tower in the late 1960s5 of 8
A view of the Paradise Circus development, featuring the new Central Library, from Alpha Tower6 of 8
Alpha Tower at ground level with the Library of Birmingham in the background7 of 8
Alpha Tower as it looks today8 of 8

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