266 George Street
Under the address 266 George Street in the Scottish city of Glasgow is the former town hall of the Parish's . In 1989 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The former town hall was built between 1901 and 1902. The architectural office Thomson & Sandilands is responsible for the design in Edwardian neo-baroque .
The three-story building is on George Street in central Glasgow near Glasgow Queen Street Station . The Glasgow City Chambers are diagonally opposite . The richly ornamented, south-facing facade made of polished red sandstone is symmetrical and is five axes wide. Corner projections with two-story, beveled oriels protrude slightly. Largely identically designed oriels can be found on the central axes. The central entrance area is worked with Ionic columns made of pink granite . They carry a balcony with a parapet with richly detailed ornamentation. The spandrels of the arched portal with a relief keystone and combat window are richly ornamented with sculptures. The arched windows on the ground floor with their wide pilasters have archivolts in relief and striking keystones.
Above the first floor there is a massive, ornamented band on massive consoles that breaks through the bay windows. Four pairs of Ionic columns rest on the cornice above the second floor, which vertically structure the facade between the arched windows on the third floor. Like the massive keystones of the arched windows, they support the cantilevered final cornice . A metal dome with a stone lantern rises in the middle of the roof .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry for 266 George Street in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 41.8 " N , 4 ° 14 ′ 52.8" W.