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Map Of Glasgow City Centre

editor — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:33:00 +0000

Glasgow Stock Exchange 155-59 Buchanan Street 63-69 Nelson Mandela Place Statue of St Andrew and decorative carving Architects: John Burnet 1875-1877 Sir John James Burnet 1894-1898 Sculptors: J & G Mossman Inspired by the Royal Courts of Justice, this building is in the Venetian Gothic style. The Glasgow Stock Exchange was founded in 1844 and was operating from this building until 1973, when it merged with the London Stock Exchange. See if you can spot the terrible restoration work applied to one of the statues on the corner of the building. House of Fraser Department Store 45 Buchanan Street 134-56

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Central Glasgow Map

editor — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:35:00 +0000

Former Glasgow Evening News Building 67 Hope Street Two Seated Female Figures and Associated Decorative Carving Sculptor: Not Known Sitting high above either side of the largely unoccupied office block are two female figures with shields, who appear to mirror each other exactly. It is unclear if they symbolize anything. Originally the home of Glasgow Evening News, we can also see a printing press and a pair of owls. Atlantic Chambers 45 Hope Street Columbia, Britannia and Associated Decorative Carving Sculptor: McGilvray & Ferris The seven-storey red sandstone building is a transatlantic affair. The building itself is an imitation of

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Map Glasgow

editor — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 20:21:00 +0000

Tolbooth Steeple Glasgow Cross Architect: John Boyd Until 1921, the Tolbooth Steeple was still part of a larger building. The steeple itself dates from 1625-7 and was built together with the original Tolbooth which housed the Town Clerk’s office, the council chamber and the city jail. The building was demolished in 1921, leaving the steeple isolated where it remains to this day. The Briggait 64-74 Clyde Street Sea Horses and Associated Decorative Carving Sculptor: unknown The term ‘sea horse is taken somewhat literally on this building, which features hippocampus; the mythological beasts with horse torsos, fish tails, and what seem

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