Where to travel, travel and route planner » buchanan street http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 George Square, Glasgow http://www.dankuna.com/blog/george-square-glasgow.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=george-square-glasgow http://www.dankuna.com/blog/george-square-glasgow.html#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:52:03 +0000 Ella http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=881 [...]]]> is the central square in the of Glasgow. Named after , George Square was laid out in 1781, part of the nascent innovative Georgian central that initially spanned from east to , which reflected the growing rational influence of the , along with the similar development of Edinburgh’s New Town.
George Square, Glasgow

George Square, Glasgow


This masterplan was largely the work of the notable James and Robert Adam. For the first few years however it was little more than a , filled with dirty water and used for slaughtering horses. Between 1787 and the 1820s, the square was eventually opened up and lined with at its east and west ends, as well as hotels. By 1850 the surrounding area had become a centre for mercantile activity, with the Merchants House moving to the square in 1877, and the square itself, which had been developed into a private garden for the surrounding townhouses, became an established public space, after frequent disturbances and pulling down of railings by a disgruntled mob.

George Square, Glasgow GPS coordinates: 55° 51′ 40.18″ N, 4° 15′ 0.65″ W

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Feb 10, 7:30pm at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY, Glasgow, SCOT

Feb 13, 12:30pm at Glasshouse Studios, 38 Glasshouse Loan, Alloa, SCT
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Mar 17, 10:00am at Waxy O'Connors (George St), 44 George St, Glasgow (City Of), GLA
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May 13, 10:00am at House For An Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, SCT
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May 15, 9:30am at Burnhouse Manor, East Kilbride, Glasgow, ENG
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