Twentieth Century

Home for the rich

Rich people in this century include pop stars and football heroes as well as those who have made a fortune through the media or new technology.

Trendy rich people these days live in apartments like the ones in the picture in Gas Street, Birmingham.

They are in the centre of the city and near to places of work, and play!

They are similar in some ways to the old medieval castles - both have security features! But instead of battlements and drawbridges, these flats have security doors and video surveillance.

How do these buildings in Gas Street look different to those in the same area in the eighteenth century.

Click the picture to see the picture for an answer..