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Victorian Butetown, immediately north of Mermaid Quay, was the heart of Cardiff's coal
trade - a multiethnic community that propelled the city to world fame. The semi-derelict
Coal Exchange building OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( www.coalexchange.co.uk ; Mount Stuart Sq) was the
place where international coal prices were set. It was here in March 1908 that a coal mer-
chant wrote the world's first-ever £1 million cheque. It now houses a function and per-
formance venue, but large parts of the building are boarded up.
Butetown History
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GALLERY
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( www.bhac.org ; Bute St; 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 11am-4.30pm Sat & Sun) This centre is devoted to
preserving oral histories, documents and images of the docklands. The displays put the
area into both a historical and present-day context, and there's a gallery devoted to tem-
porary exhibitions.
Techniquest
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MUSEUM
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( www.techniquest.org ; Stuart St; adult/child £7/5; 9.30am-4.30pm Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat & Sun, 10am-5pm daily
school holidays) With the aim of introducing kids to science, Techniquest is jam-packed with
engrossing, hands-on exhibits that are equally enjoyable for under-fives and inquisitive
adults. The planetarium stages night-sky demonstrations and science shows.
Wales Millennium Centre
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ARTS CENTRE
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( 029-2063 6464; www.wmc.org.uk ; Bute Pl; tour adult/child £5.50/4.50; tours 11am & 2.30pm)
The centrepiece and symbol of Cardiff Bay's regeneration is the superb Wales Millennium
Centre, an architectural masterpiece of stacked Welsh slate in shades of purple, green and
grey topped with an overarching bronzed steel shell. Designed by Welsh architect Jonath-
an Adams, it opened in 2004 as Wales' premier arts complex, housing major cultural or-
ganisations such as the Welsh National Opera, National Dance Company, National
Orchestra, Literature Wales, HiJinx Theatre and Ty Cerdd (Music Centre of Wales).
The roof above the main entrance is pierced by 2m-high letter-shaped windows, spec-
tacularly backlit at night, that spell out phrases from poet Gwyneth Lewis: 'Creu Gwir fel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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