University of Glasgow
the University of Glasgow is part of Glasgow .Interesting places in University of Glasgow:
| University Avenue | Zoology Building | |
| Bower (Botany) Building. | Stair (law) Building | |
| WILT | Human Anatomy | |
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Saint George's the Tron; presbyterian Church
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www.thetron.org/ This is in what used to be known as Royal Exchange square, but while he was still in Gaol, the city fathers named it Nelson Mandella Square. From the web site : The church building was built on its present site in Buchanan Street in 1808. Behind that significant date lies a story which stretches back to 1687 when a group of Presbyterians decided to build The Wynd Church. The Back Wynd, from which the church took its name was, in fact, 'a long, narrow, filthy, airless lane, with every available inch of ground on each side occupied by buildings, many of them far gone but packed from cellar to garret with human life.' As the city of Glasgow grew rapidly after the industrial revolution from a population of 8,000 to one of 75,000, the Town Council decided to build a new place of worship at the western extremity of the city. So, on the upper stretch of the then newly begun Buchanan Street, St. George's was built and became the place of worship for the congregation from the Wynd Church. Over a century later, in 1940, the Tron St. Anne Church united with St. George's forming the newly named congregation of St. George's-Tron. William Stark, who designed St. George's, was regarded by Sir Walter Scott as the great genius of Scottish architects. It was, apparently, William Stark's idea to have statues of the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, where the obelisks now stand.
Undercrofts, The University of Glasgow
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The University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. It dates from 1451 when King James II of Scotland persuaded Pope Nicholas V to grant a lead seal, or bull, authorising Bishop William Turnbull of Glasgow to set up a university. In designing main building, George Gilbert Scott used the device of an undercroft in an exciting and original way. Its initial effect is to create this dramatic space at the heart of the building to which visitors are guided through the main entrance. No cropping, no PS, no anything ;)
Wolfson Medical School
Made by krakow81
Wolfson Medical School building at Glasgow University, Tuesday 16th January 2007. Also evidence that there were occasional beautiful days amongst all the rain back in January, though it snowed that very night. .
reading room
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the reading room at the university of glasgow Geotagged
church
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church on university avenue geotagged
Nearest places of interest:
| Zoology Building Kelvin Hall Kelvingrove Park Kelvingrove Skate Park | University Avenue The University Library Stair (law) Building Bower (Botany) Building. |
