Old and new co-exist in perfect harmony at Manchester's King Street Centre which combines a grade one listed former banking hall and a striking newly constructed modern tower. The result is a remarkable aesthetic achievement. The banking hall is an architectural masterpiece, once the home of the Bank of England, the focal point for the city's financial and professional community and the commercial heart of the whole region. Distinctive design elements such as water features, glazed bridges and the tall stone portal that leads to the atrium are symbolic of the transition from the old to the new.