List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham
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This list of tallest buildings in Birmingham ranks skyscrapers and other structures by height in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

.

High-rise development in Birmingham was most active during the post-war development phase of the 1960s in which many box-shaped towers were constructed out of concrete and this also included a large amount of tower block
Tower block
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building...

s housing flats
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

. These towers are now either being demolished or being renovated like The Rotunda
Rotunda (Birmingham)
The Rotunda is an iconic, cylindrical highrise building in Birmingham, England. The Grade II listed building is tall and was completed in 1965. It was refurbished between 2004 and 2008 by Urban Splash with Glenn Howells who turned it into a residential building with serviced apartments on 19th and...

 on New Street.

High-rise development slowed during the 1980s and early 1990s however is increasing once again with the recent completions of Holloway Circus Tower and the Orion Building
Orion Building
The Orion Building is a tall high rise residential building on Navigation Street, Birmingham 5, England. Construction of the tower began in 2004 with demolition of the previous building on the site, and was completed in 2007. As part of the development, the original façades of some of the previous...

 and many proposed projects in development areas such as the Eastside
Eastside, Birmingham
Eastside is a district of Birmingham City Centre, England currently undergoing a major redevelopment project. The overall cost when completed is expected to be £6–8 billion over a period of ten years which will result in the creation of 12,000 jobs. 8,000 jobs are expected to be created during the...

. Many of these new high-rises contain residential properties which are promoting city living. There are three buildings that have been approved for construction which are taller than Holloway Circus Tower - currently the tallest habitable building in Birmingham. As of June 2010 there are 86 buildings and structures in Birmingham with a height of at least 50 metres (164 ft) with a further 13 under construction and 14 approved for construction.

Tallest completed buildings and structures

This list ranks the top 86 completed buildings and structures in Birmingham at least 50 metres (164 ft) tall, which excludes buildings under construction, proposed buildings and cancelled buildings.

Rank Name Use Image Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year Coordinates Notes
1 Sutton Coldfield transmitting station Telecommunications tower 245 804 N/A 1959
52.600556°N 1.833889°W
2 BT Tower
British Telecom Tower (Birmingham)
The BT Tower is a landmark in Birmingham, England, and is also the tallest building in the city. Its Post Office code was YBMR.-History:...

Telecommunications tower 152 499 5 1966
52.29031°N 1.541595°W
3 10 Holloway Circus
10 Holloway Circus
10 Holloway Circus is a tall mixed-use skyscraper in Birmingham city centre, England. It is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, and was designed by Ian Simpson and built by Laing O'Rourke. When it was completed in 2006, it was estimated to have cost around £72 million to construct...

Mixed 130 427 40 2005
52.283146°N 1.54059°W
4 Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower Clock Tower 110 360 N/A 1908
52.4499°N 1.9307°W
5 Alpha Tower
Alpha Tower
Alpha Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. It was built to a design by George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners as the headquarters of the commercial television company ATV and part of the companies' production studio complex known as ATV Centre...

Office 100 328 28 1973
52.2843°N 1.5423°W
6= Clydesdale Tower
The Sentinels
The Sentinels are two 90 metre tall residential tower blocks on Holloway Head in Birmingham, England. The two towers, called Clydesdale Tower and Cleveland Tower, are both 31 storeys tall and were part of a major regeneration scheme following World War II which consisted of the construction of...

Residential 90 295 32 1972
52.47449°N 1.90132°W
6= Cleveland Tower
The Sentinels
The Sentinels are two 90 metre tall residential tower blocks on Holloway Head in Birmingham, England. The two towers, called Clydesdale Tower and Cleveland Tower, are both 31 storeys tall and were part of a major regeneration scheme following World War II which consisted of the construction of...

Residential 90 295 32 1971
52.47449°N 1.90132°W
6= Orion Building
Orion Building
The Orion Building is a tall high rise residential building on Navigation Street, Birmingham 5, England. Construction of the tower began in 2004 with demolition of the previous building on the site, and was completed in 2007. As part of the development, the original façades of some of the previous...

Mixed 90 295 28 2007
52.283895°N 1.54847°W
9 The Rotunda
Rotunda (Birmingham)
The Rotunda is an iconic, cylindrical highrise building in Birmingham, England. The Grade II listed building is tall and was completed in 1965. It was refurbished between 2004 and 2008 by Urban Splash with Glenn Howells who turned it into a residential building with serviced apartments on 19th and...

Mixed 81 266 23 1965
52.284203°N 1.534340°W
10= 103 Colmore Row Office 80 262 23 1976
52.285114°N 1.54549°W
10= Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant
Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant
The Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant is a large incineration plant in the Tyseley area of Birmingham, England. It burns rubbish and in the process produces electricity for the National Grid....

Chimney 80 262 N/A 1996
52.4598°N 1.8439°W
12= Centre City Tower Office 76 249 21 1975
52.283366°N 1.535461°W
12= Five Ways Tower
Five Ways Tower
Five Ways Tower is a 23 storey commercial building on a prime site located in the Birmingham City Centre by the corner of Frederick Road and Islington Road, near to the Five Ways roundabout and close to Five Ways Station, at the gateway to the Edgbaston area of Birmingham 15, England.The building...

Office 76 249 22 1979
52.281674°N 1.545878°W
14 Hyatt Regency
Hyatt Regency Birmingham
The Hyatt Regency Birmingham is a hotel on Broad Street in the city centre of Birmingham, England. It stands at a height of 75 metres 24 floors and has 319 guest rooms. The hotel has a blue glass exterior facade, and stands across the road from the International Convention Centre.The hotel was...

Hotel 75 246 24 1990
52.477933°N 1.908907°W
15 1 Snow Hill Plaza
1 Snow Hill Plaza
1 Snow Hill Plaza is a highrise office building in Birmingham, England. It is tall and was completed in 1973.It receives the name Kennedy Tower from the mural dedicated to John F...

Office 72 236 20 1973
52.29539°N 1.535394°W
15 The Cube
The Cube (building)
The Cube is a 23 storey mixed-use development in the centre of Birmingham, England. Designed by Ken Shuttleworth of MAKE Architects, it contains 135 flats, of offices, shops, a hotel and a 'skyline' restaurant...

Office/Residential 70.4 231 23 2010
52.4750°N 1.9070°W
16= Londonderry House Office 70 230 17
16= Colmore Gate
Colmore Gate
Colmore Gate is an office and retail building in Birmingham, England. An example of early 1990s architecture by the Seymour Harris Partnership, the lift shaft is on the outside of the building and the windows are tinted a dark blue colour. The design blends a traditional look with modern materials...

Mixed 70 230 15 1992
52.285665°N 1.534948°W
16= Quayside Tower
Quayside Tower
Quayside Tower is a modern commercial building in Birmingham, England. It is situated on Broad Street, one of Birmingham's busiest streets. It forms a prominent part of the Broad Street skyline which consists of many other highrise buildings....

Mixed 70 230 19 1965
52.283803°N 1.543963°W
19= The McLaren Building
The McLaren Building
The McLaren Building is a 69 metre, 21 storey tall office building in Birmingham 4, England. Designed by Philip Bonham Associates and built in 1972, it is a retro thin brown office building. Current tenants include , , Scott Wilson, URS Corporation, UNISON and Birmingham City Council's Eastside...

Office 69 226 21 1979
52.285546°N 1.533231°W
19= Metropolitan House
Metropolitan House
Metropolitan House is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the A456 Hagley Road at Five Ways...

Office 69 226 19 1974
52.282345°N 1.551061°W
19= Edgbaston House
Edgbaston House
Edgbaston House is a highrise commercial building in on Duchess Place, Birmingham. It was built by Laing Development Co Ltd. and the consulting engineers were Ove Arup. Construction cost £1,720,000. It was the result of work by Calthorpe Estates to attract businesses to the Hagley Road and Five...

Office 69 226 18 1976
52.282252°N 1.552945°W
22 Midland Building Office 67 220 17
23 Bank House
Bank House
Bank House is a commercial high rise building in the city of Birmingham, England, with a height of 66 metres . It comprises 20 floors and was completed in 1967.-External links:* on Emporis.com...

Office 66 217 20 1967
24 Brindley House Mixed 65 213 18 1967
25= Fifty4 Hagley Road Office 64 210 18
25= Cumberland House Office 64 210 18
27= Centenary Plaza Residential 63 207 20 2002
27= Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Public Facility 63 207 14 2006
27= Stephenson Tower Residential 63 207 20 1967
29= Muirhead Tower
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...

University 62 203 15 1971
29= Hagley House Office 62 203 17 1965
31= St Martin in the Bull Ring
St Martin in the Bull Ring
The church of St Martin in the Bull Ring in Birmingham 5, England is a parish church in the Church of England.-Background:It is the original parish church of Birmingham. It stands between the Bull Ring shopping centre and the markets. The church is a Grade II* listed building. The current Rector...

Place of Worship 61 200 N/A 1855
31= Trident House
Trident House
John Hand Building is the eighth tallest high rise residential building in the city of Birmingham, England, with a height of 61 metres . It comprises 19 floors and was completed in 1981.-External links:...

Residential 61 200 19 1981
31= Jurys Inn Hotel 61 200 18 1975
31= Dalton Tower
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

 (Demolished 2011)
Residential 61 200 21
35= Briarley Residential 59 194 21 1966
35= Churchill House Residential 59 194 21 1966
35= Windsor House Office 59 194 14
35= Lloyd House Office 59 194 13
35= Lyndon House Office 59 194 17
35= Clyde Tower Residential 59 194 20 1967
35= Lawrence Tower
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

 (Demolished 2011)
Residential 59 194 21
42= Auchinleck House Mixed 58 190 13 1964
42= Church of St Peter and St Paul Place of Worship 58 190 N/A 1480
42= Barry Jackson Tower Residential 58 190 20 1972
42= Stafford Tower
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

Residential 58 190 21
46= Warstone Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967
46= One Snowhill
Snowhill
Snowhill is a mixed-use development by Ballymore between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham City Centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station. As part of the...

Mixed 57 187 12 2009
46= City Centre House Mixed 57 187 13 1965
46= Pritchett Towers Residential 57 187 20 1971
46= Hodgson Tower Residential 57 187 20 1971
46= Sapphire Tower Residential 57 187 20 1971
46= Durham Tower Residential 57 187 20 1970
46= Studley Tower Residential 57 187 20 1969
46= Victor Tower Residential 57 187 20 1969
46= Century Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968
46= Holbrooke Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968
46= Salisbury Tower Residential 57 187 20 1968
46= Brinklow Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967
46= Canterbury Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967
46= Wickets Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967
46= Wilmcote Tower Residential 57 187 20 1967
62 Three Brindleyplace
Brindleyplace
Brindleyplace is a large mixed-use canalside development, in the Westside district of Birmingham, England. It is often written erroneously as Brindley Place, the name of the street around which it is built...

Mixed 55 180 13 1998
63 Block M Masshouse Circus
Masshouse
Masshouse is a site within Birmingham, United Kingdom which is under development with the construction of 13 new highrise blocks intended for public services, commerce and residential purposes. When completed, the blocks will have a prominent position on the Eastside skyline.-History:The Masshouse...

Residential 54.5 179 15 2011
64= Colmore Plaza
Post and Mail building, Birmingham
The Birmingham Post and Mail building was constructed in the 1960s and was a symbol of the rebuilding of Birmingham, England following the devastation of World War II.- Construction and lifetime :...

Office 54 177 14 2008
64= Albany House Mixed 54 177 12 1962
66= Normansell Tower Residential 52 171 18 1972
66= Norfolk Tower Residential 52 171 18 1971
66= Cornwall Tower Residential 52 171 18 1970
66= Eight Brindleyplace
Brindleyplace
Brindleyplace is a large mixed-use canalside development, in the Westside district of Birmingham, England. It is often written erroneously as Brindley Place, the name of the street around which it is built...

Mixed 52 171 14 2002
70= Axis Office 51 167 12
70= 1 Colmore Row Office 51 167 12 2004
72= Orion Building Phase 2
Orion Building
The Orion Building is a tall high rise residential building on Navigation Street, Birmingham 5, England. Construction of the tower began in 2004 with demolition of the previous building on the site, and was completed in 2007. As part of the development, the original façades of some of the previous...

Residential 50 164 16 2008
72= Block H & I Masshouse Circus
Masshouse
Masshouse is a site within Birmingham, United Kingdom which is under development with the construction of 13 new highrise blocks intended for public services, commerce and residential purposes. When completed, the blocks will have a prominent position on the Eastside skyline.-History:The Masshouse...

Mixed 50 164 14 2007
72= West2 Mixed 50 164 12 2006
72= 130 New Street Mixed 50 164 12
72= Pallasades House Mixed 50 164 12
72= 12 Calthorpe Road Office 50 164 12
72= Aston University Main Building
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

University 50 164 12
72= One Martineau Place Mixed 50 164 12
72= Tricorn House Mixed 50 164 12
72= Lakeside West Building Residential 50 164 16 1999
72= Edmund House Office 50 164 12
72= Embassy House Office 50 164 12
72= Canterbury House Office 50 164 12
72= Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 1 Chimney 50 164 N/A
72= Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 2 Chimney 50 164 N/A
72= Alcoa Aluminium Plant Chimney 3 Chimney 50 164 N/A

Under construction

Under Construction
Building Height Image Floors Year Started Status Notes
Snowhill Residential Tower
Snowhill
Snowhill is a mixed-use development by Ballymore between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham City Centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station. As part of the...

138 metres (453 ft) 43 2007 On hold
Snowhill Hotel Tower
Snowhill
Snowhill is a mixed-use development by Ballymore between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham City Centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station. As part of the...

82 metres (269 ft) 23 2007 On hold
Two Snowhill
Snowhill
Snowhill is a mixed-use development by Ballymore between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham City Centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station. As part of the...

75 metres (246 ft) 15 2007 Under Construction
Aston University Block A and B
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

60 metres (197 ft) 18 2008 Under construction
Library of Birmingham
Library of Birmingham
The Library of Birmingham is a new library under construction in the city centre of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square beside the Birmingham Rep and Baskerville House. It replaces the old Birmingham Central Library and will provide pedestrian...

70 metres (230 ft) 10 2010 Under construction
Bagot Street Student Housing 52 metres (171 ft) 17 2009 Under construction

Approved

Approved
Building Height Floors Notes
Regal Tower
Regal Tower
Regal Tower is a proposed skyscraper to be constructed on a site bounded by Broad Street, Oozells Way and Sheepcote Street in Birmingham, England. The proposal consists of a 56 storey tower, measuring tall, housing retail units, a luxury hotel, residential apartments and car parking...

199 metres (653 ft) 56
V Building 152 metres (499 ft) 51
103 Colmore Row 134.5 metres (441 ft) 35
Broad Street Tower
Broad Street Tower
Broad Street Tower is an approved 134-metre skyscraper for Broad Street, Birmingham, England...

134 metres (440 ft) 38
New Street Station Tower 1 124 metres (407 ft) 30
New Street Station Tower 2 124 metres (407 ft) 30
1 Snow Hill Plaza
1 Snow Hill Plaza
1 Snow Hill Plaza is a highrise office building in Birmingham, England. It is tall and was completed in 1973.It receives the name Kennedy Tower from the mural dedicated to John F...

118 metres (387 ft) 29
Block 3, Martineau Galleries
Martineau Galleries
Martineau Galleries is an important proposed mixed-use development for Birmingham, England as it will connect the Eastside to the city centre core and is also located on the High Street, a major retail area.- Pre-1960s development :...

110 metres (361 ft) 30
Beorma Quarter 107 metres (351 ft) 27
Retail Quarter, Park Central 90 metres (295 ft) 28
121 Suffolk Street Queensway 82 metres (269 ft) 25
Edgbaston Shopping Centre Redevelopment (Phase 2) 73 metres (240 ft) 17
Lancaster Gateway 73 metres (240 ft) 21
Block A,B,C,D & E, Masshouse Circus
Masshouse
Masshouse is a site within Birmingham, United Kingdom which is under development with the construction of 13 new highrise blocks intended for public services, commerce and residential purposes. When completed, the blocks will have a prominent position on the Eastside skyline.-History:The Masshouse...

69 metres (226 ft) 18
Hotel La Tour 61 metres (200 ft) 15
Block J & K Masshouse Circus
Masshouse
Masshouse is a site within Birmingham, United Kingdom which is under development with the construction of 13 new highrise blocks intended for public services, commerce and residential purposes. When completed, the blocks will have a prominent position on the Eastside skyline.-History:The Masshouse...

60 metres (197 ft) 15
Block F & G Masshouse Circus
Masshouse
Masshouse is a site within Birmingham, United Kingdom which is under development with the construction of 13 new highrise blocks intended for public services, commerce and residential purposes. When completed, the blocks will have a prominent position on the Eastside skyline.-History:The Masshouse...

60 metres (197 ft) 17
Aston University Block C
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

60 metres (197 ft) 18
Birmingham Magistrates' Court 58 metres (190 ft) 11
City Park Gate Plot 2
Masshouse
Masshouse is a site within Birmingham, United Kingdom which is under development with the construction of 13 new highrise blocks intended for public services, commerce and residential purposes. When completed, the blocks will have a prominent position on the Eastside skyline.-History:The Masshouse...

56 metres (184 ft) 16
Bristol Road Gateway Tower 55 metres (180 ft) 18
Edgbaston Shopping Centre Redevelopment (Phase 1) 50 metres (164 ft) 12
2 Snow Hill Plaza
Snowhill
Snowhill is a mixed-use development by Ballymore between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham City Centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station. As part of the...

50 metres (164 ft) 12

Proposed

Proposed
Building Height Floors Notes
VTP200 200 metres (656 ft) 10
Central Fire Station Redeveloment 107.5 metres (353 ft) 29
Pentavia 1 76 metres (249 ft) 25
49-51 Holloway Head 75 metres (246 ft) 20
St George House Redevelopment 75 metres (246 ft) 25
Pentavia 2 55 metres (180 ft) 13

Tallest destroyed

This lists buildings in Birmingham that were destroyed or are undergoing demolition and at one time stood at least 50 metres (164 ft) in height.
Name Image Height
ft / m
Floors Com-
pleted
in
Des-
troyed
in
Notes
Stephenson Tower 995207 / 63 20 1967 2011 Demolished in the summer of 2011 as part of site clearance for the redeveloped New Street railway station
Dalton Tower 995200 / 61 21 1970's 2011 Demolished on the 8th May 2011 in a controlled implosion as part of phase II of the Aston University
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

 student village development.
Lawrence Tower 995194 / 59 21 1970's 2011 Demolished on the 8th May 2011 in a controlled implosion as part of phase II of the Aston University
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...

 student village development.

Timeline of tallest buildings and structures

This lists free-standing structures that once held the title of tallest structure in Birmingham.
Name Location Years as tallest Height
Floors Reference
St Philip's Cathedral
St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham
The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip is the Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Birmingham. Built as a parish church and consecrated in 1715, St Philip's became the cathedral of the newly formed Diocese of Birmingham in the West Midlands in 1905...

 
Colmore Row
Colmore Row
Colmore Row is a street in the centre of Birmingham, England, running from Victoria Square to just beyond Snow Hill station. It is traditionally the city's most prestigious business address....

 
1725–1777 01.040 / 131 03.0N/A
Church of SS Peter and Paul  Aston
Aston
Aston is an area of the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Lying to the north-east of the Birmingham city centre, Aston constitutes an electoral ward within the council constituency of Ladywood.-History:...

 
1777–1855 02.057.9 / 190 04.0N/A
St Martin in the Bull Ring
St Martin in the Bull Ring
The church of St Martin in the Bull Ring in Birmingham 5, England is a parish church in the Church of England.-Background:It is the original parish church of Birmingham. It stands between the Bull Ring shopping centre and the markets. The church is a Grade II* listed building. The current Rector...

 
The Bull Ring  1855–1900 02.061 / 200 04.0N/A
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower  University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...

 
1900–1969 02.0100 / 328 04.0N/A
BT Tower  Jewellery Quarter
Jewellery Quarter
The Jewellery Quarter is an area of Birmingham City Centre, England, situated in the south of the Hockley area. It is covered by the Ladywood district. There is a population of around 3,000 people in a area....

1969–Present 02.0152 / 498 04.0N/A

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