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| ====== Glasgow's History ====== | ====== Glasgow's History ====== |
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| <WRAP tip round center 80%>There is a much larger list of historical items at [[glwsoc>history|The History section of the Glasgow Social Wiki]].</WRAP> | |
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| [[wp>history_of_glasgow|The History of Glasgow]] from Wikipedia. | [[wp>history_of_glasgow|The History of Glasgow]] from Wikipedia. |
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| | [[glwsoc>history|The History section of the Glasgow Social Wiki]] contains a large number of links to sites detailing aspects of the history of Glasgow. |
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| | [[glwsoc>heritage|The Heritage section of the Glasgow Social Wiki]] contains a large number of links to sites detailing aspects of the heritage of Glasgow. |
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| ===== The Tenement House ===== | ===== The Tenement House ===== |
| ===== The Finnieston Crane ===== | ===== The Finnieston Crane ===== |
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| | More properly called the Titan Crane, there is a [[http://www.clydewaterfront.com/projects/clydebank--erskine/leisure/d402---titan-education-and-visitor-centre|education and visitor centre.]] |
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| ===== Provand's Lordship ===== | ===== Provand's Lordship ===== |
| The oldest surviving building in Glasgow | Provand's Lordship, next to the Cathedral is [[https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/provands-lordship|the oldest surviving building in Glasgow.]] |
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| ===== Glasgow Cathedral ===== | ===== Glasgow Cathedral ===== |
| | [[wp>>Glasgow_Cathedral|Glasgow Cathedral]] is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow. |
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| ===== The Necropolis ===== | ===== The Necropolis ===== |
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| | [[wp>>Glasgow_Necropolis|The Necropolis]] is a Victorian garden cemetery full of wonderful architecture, sculpture and fascinating stories. Adjacent to Glasgow Cathedral, the Necropolis was modeled on Père-Lachaise in Paris. It is estimated that something in the order of 50,000 burials have taken place here, with around 3,500 tombs. |
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| | [[glwsoc>>churches_cathedrals?s#necropolis| More on the Glasgow Social Wiki.]] |
| ===== Sighthill Stone Circle ===== | ===== Sighthill Stone Circle ===== |
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| The site is wheelchair-accessible. | The site is wheelchair-accessible. |
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| Location information: [[locations:sighthill_stone_circle|Sighthil Stone Circle]] | Location information: [[locations:sighthill_stone_circle|Sighthill Stone Circle]] |
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| | ===== Govan Stones ===== |
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| | [[http://thegovanstones.org.uk/the-stones/|The Govan Stones]] are a collection of 1000-year-old burial stones, preserved in situ at the former [[http://thegovanstones.org.uk|Govan Old Church]], a site of worship for more than 1500 years. |
| ===== Govan Stones ===== | |
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| ===== Fossil Grove ===== | ===== Fossil Grove ===== |
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| https://fossilgroveglasgow.org/ | The [[https://fossilgroveglasgow.org/|Fossil Grove]] is an unique earth heritage site with eleven fossil tree stumps from the Carboniferous Period. They are about 330 million years old, and preserved where they grew. |
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| ===== Charles Rennie Mackintosh ===== | ===== Charles Rennie Mackintosh ===== |
| Fewer people have had a greater influence on art and design to this day than [[charles_rennie_mackintosh|Charles Rennie Mackintosh]]. | Fewer people have had a greater influence on art and design to this day than [[charles_rennie_mackintosh|Charles Rennie Mackintosh]]. |
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