Bradford's kind of Leeds' little sister. The two cities almost touch and they are very similar. Bradford, however, is distinguished by its stone buildings, while Leeds is mainly built of brick. Bradford is known in Yorkshire for its large Pakistani population and its large media museum. Bradford remained a small town until the early 19th century, when the textile industry made it one of the world's wool capitals. The factories have grown like mushrooms, attracting Irish, German, and more recently Pakistani immigrants. The local industry declined at the end of the 20th century, leaving a city impoverished and stricken. The centre is in full redevelopment, even if Bradford is still far from competing with the dynamism of Leeds. Like all cities without rivers, Bradford lacks some beautiful views and depth. The city centre is quite banal, with a Victorian architecture very typical of the region. Unfortunately, many monuments were lost in the 1960s and 1970s, such as the old Bradford Exchange and Forster Square stations. The latter still owns its old hotel, the Midland, from 1890. Bradford's most imposing building is the town hall, built of local yellow sandstone. It is Italian inspired and includes statues of 35 kings and queens of England. It is located on a large square that is also bordered by the Alhambra, a theatre built in 1913 recognizable by its domes. The centre of Bradford has retained its former wool market, the Wool Exchange. Completed in 1867, it is now occupied by a Waterstones bookshop. The interior, with its neo-Gothic structures, is worth a visit. Bradford also has a small cathedral, which only obtained this status in 1919. The oldest parts of the church date from the 15th century. The town centre is completed by St George's Hall, a concert hall built in 1853. Lovers of Victorian and industrial architecture can stroll through the small district of Little Germany next to the centre. This place is a set of offices and large stone warehouses, built by German Jewish immigrants in the 19th century. Bradford still has a small synagogue dating from this period. On the outskirts, the former Lister Mills factory, whose chimney can be seen for miles around, was once the largest silk factory in the world. The buildings have been transformed into housing and offices. Bradford also has a beautiful Victorian cemetery, Undercliffe, in which an episode of the Picky Blinders series was shot. Bradford's main attraction is the National Science and Media Museum, one of England's largest museums in the north. It is located very close to the town hall. While it was originally devoted solely to the media (film, television, photography...), it also became a science museum in 2016. This change is rather a pity, because some very interesting rooms, for example those with reconstitutions of TV sets, have been replaced by more ordinary exhibitions on sound or light. The museum has nevertheless kept a gallery dedicated to the history of the Internet, and another, sponsored by Kodak, on old cameras. There is also a whole section devoted to the development of British television, with its programmes. The outskirts of Bradford include Cartwright Hall (painting gallery) and the Bradford Industrial Museum. Cartwright Hall is located in one of the city's major parks, Lister Park, and the Industrial Museum is in a former textile factory, Moorside Mills.