Glasgow City Chambers
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Glasgow City Chambers is a grand Victorian-era municipal building in Glasgow, Scotland, serving as the headquarters of the city council and a prominent symbol of the city's civic pride.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victorian-era building
→
city hall → municipal building → |
| address |
George Square
→
surface form:
George Square, Glasgow, Scotland
|
| architect | William Young → |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
→
Italian Renaissance Revival → Victorian → |
| categoryOfListedBuilding | Category A → |
| completionDate | 1888 → |
| constructionStartDate | 1883 → |
| coordinates | 55.8606°N 4.2509°W → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| elevationAboveGroundLevel | approximately 78 metres (central tower) → |
| governingBody | Glasgow City Council → |
| hasArtCollection |
civic portraits
→
mosaics → |
| hasInscription | Let Glasgow Flourish → |
| hasInteriorDecoration |
marble and granite
→
mosaic floors → ornate ceilings → |
| hasPart |
banqueting hall
→
central tower → council chamber → marble staircase → stained glass windows → |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building → |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland → |
| imageDepicts | Glasgow coat of arms → |
| inception | 1883 → |
| locatedIn |
Glasgow
→
Scotland → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Glasgow City Council
→
surface form:
Glasgow City Council area
|
| locatedOn | George Square → |
| materialUsed | sandstone → |
| numberOfFloors | 3 main floors (plus attic and basement) → |
| occupant | Glasgow City Council → |
| officialOpeningDate | 1888 → |
| openedBy | Queen Victoria → |
| partOf |
George Square
→
surface form:
George Square ensemble
|
| publicAccess | guided tours available → |
| roofFeature |
dome
→
lantern tower → |
| significantEvent | official opening by Queen Victoria in 1888 → |
| symbolizes | civic pride of Glasgow → |
| use |
civic reception venue
→
seat of local government → |
Referenced by (5)
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