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Cathedral 
Castle Street GB - Glasgow
Religious buildings
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The fourth sanctuary built on the site chosen by St Mungo in the 7C, the present cathedral was not completed until the 15C but the interior dates from the 13 and 14C. It is hard to encompass it all from the square; much better to go to the Necropolis..
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Mackintosh House
82 Hillhead Street GB - Glasgow G12 8QQ
Museums and art
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This wing is a reconstruction of the house of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). Its interiors decorated with highly original motifs show that he was a pioneer of architecture and what today is called design. The white wood panelling heightened..
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Burrell Collection
2060 Pollokshaws Road GB - Glasgow G41 1AT
Museums and art
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This collection is a must-see on two accounts: the venue, Pollock Park, is the town's largest park and an oasis of freshness and tranquillity; and for the museum, which embodies the success of a collector, the ambitions and the breadth of his collect..
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Glasgow: Mackintosh in the City Centre 
Mitchell Lane GB - Glasgow
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Any tourist visiting Glasgow cannot escape the “Mackintosh phenomenon”. His superb buildings are largely responsible for having ranked Glasgow among Europe’s leading Art Nouveu cities. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society organises visits and offers..
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Hunterian Art Gallery
82 Hillhead Street GB - Glasgow G12 8QQ
Museums and art
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This 1980 building houses a permanent collection of art for the university, famous above all for its Mackintosh wing, its 19C and 20C Scottish works – William Taggart, Pringle etc – and works by Whistler , including a stand-out group of full-lengt..
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvingrove Park GB - Glasgow G3 8AG
Museums and art
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The popularity of this museum, one of the most visited in the world, can be put down to the beauty of the site and the variety of the exhibits (8 000 in total) and the quality of the fine art collections, which include works by renowned artists: the ..
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Museum of Transport
1 Bunhouse Road GB - Glasgow G3 8DP
Museums and art
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This collection is so interesting that you run the risk of spending more time in the museum than you intended. Horse-drawn vehicles, fire engines, bicycles and underground stations etc; only Aviation is not represented here. Do not miss the collectio..
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Glasgow School of Art 
167 Renfrew Street GB - Glasgow G3 6RQ
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh was only 28 when he designed this key piece of European architecture (the school is still running). The building houses one of the largest collections of Mackintosh's furniture, drawings and paintings, and to this day is ama..
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Gallery of Modern Art
Queen Street GB - Glasgow G1 3AZ
Museums and art
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This especially attractive hotel (18th century) of the tobacco King William Cunningham was transformed during the Nineties into galleries whose materials reflect the four elements. Controversy rages over the choices made which include paintings calle..
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Science Centre
50 50 Pacific Quay GB - Glasgow
Museums and art
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A three-storey glass and steel building, the Science Mall hosts inspired exhibitions, interactive features and true technological marvels. All the scientific discoveries of Glasgow and Scotland’s ingenious inventors are included: James Watt’s steam..
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Pollock House
2060 Pollockshaws Road GB - Glasgow
Museums and art
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Two exceptional paintings by El Greco and some very attractive engravings in an elegant 18C setting. This 18C manor house whose vast park contains the bale collection also houses itself a superb collection of paintings acquired by the amateur art col..
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David Livingstone Centre
165 Station Rd Blantyre GB - Blantyre G72 9BY
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An old complex, comprising an 18C mill and living accommodation, Shuttle Row is home to the David Livingstone Centre . Livingstone (1813-1873), a local man, used to live in one of these one-roomed dwellings, considered at the time to be model livi..
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Castle
Blantyre Road GB - Bothwell G71 8PJ
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Bothwell Castle, now in ruins, dominates the Clyde Valley as it has since it was built in the late 13C. Built around the same time as Edward I's Welsh fortifications, it is one of the Scottish forts, strongly influenced by fortified castles on the co..
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George Square
George Square GB - Glasgow
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Today the very heart of Glasgow, this busy square is bordered by huge 19C buildings, which themselves are looked down upon by the statue of Walter Scott and a host of illustrious people.
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The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane GB - Glasgow G1 3NU
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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This Centre for Architecture and Design is the result of a transformation of the old offices of the Glasgow Herald designed by CR. Mackintosh. It is endowed with exhibition galleries, conference hall and teaching facilities.
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Tenement House
145 Buccleuch Street GB - Glasgow G3 6QN
Museums and art
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(Two rooms, kitchen and bathroom) this tenement house is fitted out with domestic equipment from the 19C. You'll see a bed cupboard, gas lamps and coal-fired cookers and ranges.
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Hutcheson's Hall
158 Ingram Street GB - Glasgow G1 1EJ
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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In memory of two benefactors who founded a hospice in 1639 for the aged and for orphans, their statues which used to decorate the original building have been re-installed on the new facade.
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High Street
High Street GB - Glasgow
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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A plaque on the old merchants courtyard situated opposite College Street marks the site of the Old College, which ran from 1632-1870, and of the Hunterian Museum before it was transferred to Gilmorehill.
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Glasgow Cross
Glasgow Cross GB - Glasgow
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Up to the beginning of this century, this crossroads at the junction of Salt Market, High Street, Gallowgate and Trongate was the very soul of Glasgow. The Tolbooth clock tower is all that remains of this vanished elegance.
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Bridgegate
Bridgegate GB - Glasgow
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Sadly today, this street, which was an important and popular thoroughfare, has been overtaken since the 19C by the Salt market as the main the urban artery.
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