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Leeds is a dynamic and lively northern city rich in culture and Edwardian architecture and with an impressive restaurant scene, celebrated with an annual food and drinks festival. As a vibrant university town, there's a plethora of pubs, stylish bars and clubs. In fact there are over 130 bars in the city and almost 40 clubs where you can party every night of the week. Dubbed the ‘Knightsbridge of the North’ is a paradise for shopping addicts. As you can see, Leeds has lots to offer. The impressive town hall stand on Victoria square, the hub of the city’s activity. This Baroque building, with its clock tower and its guarding lions, is mainly used, today, for concerts and formal civic functions. Peep inside to take a look at the colourful entrance foyer’s ceiling. The Headrow Street houses many of the city's cultural buildings including Leeds Central Library, Leeds Art Gallery, The Henry Moore Institute and The Light. Worth a visit is the alluring Kirkstall abbey, a ruined Cistercian monastery. The ruins are breathtaking and have been immortalized by many romantic painters, such as J.M.W. Turner. There is a new visitor centre with interactive exhibits which illustrates the history of the abbey and the lives of the monks. The abbey grounds are a public park, and are used for occasional events such as the annual Kirkstall Festival and the Kirkstall Fantasia open-air concerts. Modern Leeds attracts people with its history, its extensive cultural life and its constant flexibility and ability to fit modern life, prove of that are the profusion of skyscraping office blocks, glass-and-steel waterfront apartment complexes and renovated Victorian shopping arcades. Come, Leeds says, have a ball.

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