In this powerpoint talk at the Cathedral Ed Glinert examines the hidden meanings in the signs and symbols of the city: from the absence of any straight lines at the Cenotaph to the Stars of David on the Albert Memorial; from the Town Hall spire to Manchester Cathedral in a city primed with surprising examples of sacred geometry, the Golden Ratio of perfect beauty, Freemasonry and religious symbolism.
The atom bomb is hot news right now, thanks to this summer’s big blockbuster film, Oppenheimer, named after J. Robert Oppenheimer, organiser of the Manhattan Project which dropped the bombs on Japan in 1945.
Ed Glinert of New Manchester Walks, who has hosted countless local tours that include stopping at the atomic bunker on Chinatown’s George Street, and gives talks on the story of the atom bomb on cruise ships, relates the full atomic story to coincide with the release of the film and as the 78th anniversary of the dropping of the bombs in August 1945 to end the Second World War approaches.
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