Belgrade Plaza
Encyclopedia
The Belgrade Plaza is a £113 million mixed-use development
in Coventry
city centre in West Midlands
, England
.
and the ring road.
Gala Casino, Premier Travel Inn, Radisson Edwardian, Pizza Express, Bella Italia and Metro Bar& Grill have units at the development planned.
On 12 March 2008, construction workers at the site discovered an unexploded World War II
bomb, which had been dropped during the Coventry Blitz
. The site was evacuated and a cordon of 500-metres was enforced. Many workers were forced to exit their offices and leave their vehicles in car parks overnight.
Army experts carried out a controlled explosion on the bomb at 2.41 a.m. on 13 March 2008. Work resumed at 10 a.m. the following morning.
Mixed-use development
Mixed-use development is the use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood for more than one purpose. Since the 1920s, zoning in some countries has required uses to be separated. However, when jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, a community's transportation...
in Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
city centre in West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Construction
The Belgrade Plaza is being built by construction firm, Oakmoor Deeley. The development has two phases. The first – a 1,100 space car park – opened in 2007. The second phase will bring two hotels, a casino, restaurants, bars and apartments to the area between the Belgrade TheatreBelgrade Theatre
The Belgrade Theatre is a live performance venue seating 858 and situated in Coventry, England. It was the first civic theatre to be built after the Second World War in Britain and as such was more than a place of entertainment...
and the ring road.
Gala Casino, Premier Travel Inn, Radisson Edwardian, Pizza Express, Bella Italia and Metro Bar& Grill have units at the development planned.
On 12 March 2008, construction workers at the site discovered an unexploded World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
bomb, which had been dropped during the Coventry Blitz
Coventry Blitz
The Coventry blitz was a series of bombing raids that took place in the English city of Coventry. The city was bombed many times during the Second World War by the German Air Force...
. The site was evacuated and a cordon of 500-metres was enforced. Many workers were forced to exit their offices and leave their vehicles in car parks overnight.
Army experts carried out a controlled explosion on the bomb at 2.41 a.m. on 13 March 2008. Work resumed at 10 a.m. the following morning.