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One of Manchester's most imposing buildings is set to be transformed into a "first-of-its-kind" hotel in the UK. The Mercure Piccadilly Hotel is a city landmark, looming as it does 12 storeys above Piccadilly Gardens .

Now, plans have been submitted to Manchester Council which reveal it is to be rebranded as a new Lyf Hotel, with an application to start with a major new look to the entrance on Portland Street.

The huge building, part of the brutalist Piccadilly Plaza development, first opened as the five-star Hotel Piccadilly in the 1960s and was known for hosting glitzy events in its ballroom as well as welcoming visiting superstars.

Over the years it has rebranded to become the Ramada Piccadilly, the Jarvis Piccadilly, and is currently the Mercure Piccadilly Hotel.

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