Star City, Birmingham
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Star City is a vast American-style complex in the UK, with a great emphasis on entertainment. It is located in Nechells, north east of Birmingham near the M6 motorway. [1]
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[edit] Star City
Star City was built by Carillion and opened in the July 2000 by actor George Clooney. Built on derelict industrial land, it was created as part of revamping the rundown Nechells area and to change Birmingham's image for the 21st Century. Its centrepiece was the Thirty-screen Warner Village cinema, at the time the largest cinema in Europe.
Packed with mixed-theme restaurants, bars and boasting around 3,000 parking spaces, this complex is the largest of its kind in the continent.
[edit] Early days
Although not an initial runaway success, Star City's popularity has slowly gained momentum and is attracting many people from outside Birmingham. The Warner Village name has been re-branded as Vue and the opening of Star City Casino in November 2003 as the UK's largest casino has enhanced Star City's growing reputation further.
[edit] Attractions
Aside from the multiplex and the casino, there are restaurants offering Indian, Mexican, Spanish, Chinese and traditional English food. Star City's Megabowl, which has been there since the beginning, is always a lively experience. There are also shopping stores, bars, clubs and a health club within the main plaza. On the outside, seasonal shows such as fireworks displays, circuses and funfairs regularly take place.
[edit] Reflecting the community
Star City caters for people all backgrounds. The screening of Bollywood films by Vue's theatre at the site predominantly attracts visitors of south-Asian origin. Entertainment for the venue is selected from all over the world with high profile visits made by the French Cirque du Soleil in 2005 [2] and the Chinese State Circus in 2006. a number of the major restaurants at Star City, including Nandos and Arbuckles, also cater for the local Muslim population by serving halal meat [3].
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