Cathedral and the Necropolis

Barony Hall stands out because of its dramatic row of tall, pointed gothic windows and the heavy, dark stonework that makes it look older than the surrounding University of Strathclyde campus. Built in the late nineteenth century, it…

Provand's Lordship stands out as the oldest house in Glasgow, a narrow, four-story stone building with a steeply pitched roof and crow-stepped gables. It dates back to fourteen seventy-one, constructed to serve as the manse for the…

The St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art occupies a building of dark, red sandstone with stepped gables that mimic the sixteenth century architecture of the adjacent Glasgow Cathedral. It houses objects from diverse faiths, including…

The dark, weathered sandstone of Glasgow Cathedral stands as a medieval anomaly in a city of Victorian red stone. This church remains the only primary medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland to survive the Reformation of fifteen sixty…

The Bridge of Sighs in Glasgow spans the Molendinar Burn, connecting the main grounds of the Glasgow Necropolis to the entry gates near Glasgow Cathedral. It is a sandstone arch built in eighteen thirty-seven to provide a formal, private…

The Glasgow Necropolis rises above the city on a basalt hill, its skyline crowded with dark sandstone monuments, Victorian obelisks, and ornate family mausoleums. This garden cemetery opened in eighteen thirty-two, modeled after the Père…

The John Knox Monument stands as a massive Doric column rising from the summit of the Glasgow Necropolis. At the very top, a stone figure of the Scottish reformer stares grimly toward the cathedral, his hand outstretched as if in…