Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Manchester Aquatics Centre is a public aquatics sports facility south of the centre of Manchester, England, north of the main buildings of the University of Manchester, and near the Manchester Metropolitan University. It was purpose–built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and cost £32 million to build. Before it was built, for many years its site was open waste ground left by demolishing inner-city industrial terrace houses.The building was designed by Faulkner Brown. The building takes the approximate shape of an asymmetric trapezoidal prism (the apex is located to provide clearance above the highest diving board), and from the outside the roof resembles a wave. Construction started in August 1996, and was completed in February 1997, with finishing touches made in September 2001. It was opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.. }
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- Manchester_Aquatics_Centre abstract "The Manchester Aquatics Centre is a public aquatics sports facility south of the centre of Manchester, England, north of the main buildings of the University of Manchester, and near the Manchester Metropolitan University. It was purpose–built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and cost £32 million to build. Before it was built, for many years its site was open waste ground left by demolishing inner-city industrial terrace houses.The building was designed by Faulkner Brown. The building takes the approximate shape of an asymmetric trapezoidal prism (the apex is located to provide clearance above the highest diving board), and from the outside the roof resembles a wave. Construction started in August 1996, and was completed in February 1997, with finishing touches made in September 2001. It was opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.".