Перевести текст birmingham in the heart of england, about 112 miles northwest of london, is birmingham, a city with over a million inhabitants. the district around birmingham is known as the black country. it is a land of factories and mines. motorcars, railway carriages, rails, guns, bicycles are among the articles manufactured in the factories of the black country. long famous as an international business center, birmingham has developed into a modern and exciting city. birmingham is at the heart of britain’s motorway system. the superbly designed inner ring road is easily identified by its red surface and gives easy access to the city center. massive post-war development schemes have meant exciting new buildings. but the best of the old have been preserved. birmingham’s ultra-modern library is one of the largest and best stocked in europe and includes shakespeare memorial library with 40,000 books in 90 languages. the city possesses several interesting churches and two cathedrals. shopping facilities in birmingham are a magnet for thousands. the multilevel bull ring shopping center is completely traffic free and linked by subways with the major shopping streets of the city. it includes most kinds of retail shops, open-air and covered markets, banks, restaurants and offices. birmingham has more canals than venice. some canals basins have been developed as recreational centers, with walks, pubs, restored buildings and boat trips. the city has excellent facilities for all kinds of sport. it boasts twenty swimming pools and eight municipal golf courses as well as many private clubs. buying and selling has been an important part of life in birmingham for more than eight hundred years. each tuesday, friday and saturday, the colourful rag market can be found. people used to buy and sell old clothes (rags) but now there is a wide selection of modern fashions for everybody.
