Argyll Arcade
The Argyll Arcade is a shopping arcade in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The passage was built in 1827 to a design by Scottish architect John Baird for investor James Robertson Reid . It is the oldest shopping arcade in Scotland. It was built using the Parisian shopping malls from the late 18th century as a model. In 1933 the structure was revised.
description
The approximately 140 m long passage is located in the center of Glasgow. Their course describes a right angle. It connects Argyll Street in the south with Buchanan Street in the west. The entrance to the Argyll Chambers is along Buchanan Street . There are shops along both sides, the fronts of which are modern, but still partly contain the original pilasters . Twelve-part lattice windows with structuring pilasters and a continuous cut of teeth extend over it . The final hammer-beam vault made of cast iron girders is glazed. In the middle of the passage is David Sloan's Arcade Cafe , another single category A monument.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Argyll Arcade in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 31.6 " N , 4 ° 15 ′ 12.4" W.