We visited both the City Chambers and the Glasgow Cathedral (St Mungo’s). Very beautiful buildings…
WW I & II Memorial “Pro Patria” Glasgow CIty Chambers
Marble Staircase in City Chambers, Glasgow
Marble Staircase in City Chambers, Glasgow
Guard Statues in City Chambers, Glasgow
Doorway in City Chambers, Glasgow
The Glasgow City Chambers sits on one end of George Square and is a very impressive building complete with mosaic tiles, marble and beautiful artwork. It was built in 1888 and is the headquarters building for the councils serving the City of Glasgow. Glasgow’s twin cities are: Dalian (China), Nuremberg (Germany), Turin (Italy), Rostove-on-Don (Russia), Havana (Cuba), Lahore (Pakistan), Marseille (France) and Bethlehem (Palestine).
Glasgow cathedral, St Mungo’s
Original Door of the Glasgow cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral Necropolis
Glasgow Cathedral Necropolis
Queen’s Chair in the Cathedral
Stairs leading to the higher graves, Glasgow Cathedral
Stained Glass, Glasgow Cathedral
Example of a Memorial inside the Galsgow Cathedral
Most of the Glasgow Cathedral dates from the 15th century although most of the gorgeous stained glass windows are more current. It’s the only medieval Cathedral on the Scottish Mainland to survive the reformation. As we traveled through Scotland on this trip, we saw many ruins of Catherdrals/Churches which were destroyed during the reformation and the period of Henry VIII. Good on the Glaswegians for their superior defensive strength during those difficult and destructive times.
The Gothic architecture of the Cathedral is dark and imposing. Inside the Cathedral, there are hundreds of memorials to soldiers from the wars throughout the years. Just outside the Cathedral is a Necropolis which is filled with eleborate tombs from wealthy industrialist from the Victorian age. It was fascinating (hopefully not too morbid) to read the inscriptions.
Royal Highland Fusiliers Memorial
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