▁would ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁walk ▁through ▁int im id ating , ▁dark ▁and ▁st inking ▁under pass es " ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre , ▁a ▁massive ▁urban ▁reg ener ation ▁project ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Big ▁City ▁Plan ▁has ▁begun . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Running ▁through ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁is ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁F ault , ▁a ▁sand stone ▁r idge . ▁The ▁" High ▁Places " ▁document ▁produced ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁Council ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁h ig hr ise ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁r idge . ▁ ▁City ▁centre ▁core ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁centre ▁core ▁is ▁the ▁historic ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁where ▁old ▁and ▁new ▁features ▁are ▁ju xt ap osed , ▁roughly ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁B irmingham ▁Inner ▁Ring ▁Road . ▁Its ▁pre - em inent ▁features ▁include ▁Chamber lain ▁Square , ▁Old ▁Square , ▁Victoria ▁Square , ▁B irmingham ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁B irmingham ▁Museum ▁and ▁Art ▁Gallery , ▁B irmingham ▁Central ▁Library , ▁St ▁Philip ' s ▁C athedral , ▁Method ist ▁Central ▁Hall , ▁Victoria ▁Law ▁Cour ts ▁and ▁other ▁B irmingham ▁Law ▁Cour ts . ▁ ▁Places ▁of ▁interest ▁The ▁city ▁centre ▁contains ▁many ▁tour ist ▁destin ations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁land marks . ▁Br ind le yp lace , ▁a ▁reg ener ation ▁scheme ▁by ▁Argent ▁Group ▁P LC , ▁reg ener ated ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁der el ict ▁w are h ouses ▁alongside ▁can als ▁near ▁Broad ▁Street . ▁Br ind le yp lace