Birmingham city centre has of course changed drastically over the years.
During the 1700s, Birmingham's population is said to have grown from 11,000 to 73,000 before the city centre began to expand.
The city’s pre-eminent city centre features include Chamberlain Square, Old Square, Victoria Square, Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and Birmingham Central Library.
Birmingham’s primary shopping street, New Street, has also developed rapidly over the last 40 years.
Here are some old photos of the city showing how it has changed throughout the 1900s.
1. Snow Hill, 1910
10th February 1910: Exterior of the Great Western Railway station at Snow Hill, Birmingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
2. New Street, Birmingham, 1887
A print from The Illustrated London News, 26th March 1887. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images) | Print Collector/Getty Images
3. The Rotunda
A view of the new Bull Ring Centre and Rotunda Building in Birmingham, England. March 31,1965.(Photo by Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Image | Getty Images
4. Birmingham, 1971
Aerial view of the city centre, including the Rotunda and Moor Street Station. | Getty Images