Charing Cross Mansions
The Charing Cross Mansions are a residential and commercial building in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was listed as an individual monument in the Scottish list of monuments, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1988.
history
The residential and commercial building was built between 1889 and 1891. The Scottish architect John James Burnet is responsible for the design . The sculptor William Birnie Rhind probably created the sculpture at the time of construction .
description
It is a corner house at the large Charing Cross junction on the western edge of Glasgow city center. The M9 and A804 pass the building directly. The neo-renaissance building is designed in the style of the early French renaissance . Shops are set up on the ground floor of the four-story Charing Cross Mansions, while the upper floors are used as living space. The building is arched around the street corner. The facade is 18 axes wide, which are arranged in the scheme 2–2–10–2–2. The central canyon is richly sculptured. The tympanum of entrance portal decorated with cherubs . Figures of day and night in the style of Michelangelo adorn the arched recess above, in which a clock is set. There are caryatids and stooped atlases in the pilasters . The final frieze bears the inscription "CHARING CROSS MANSIONS". The seated cornice is decorated with cherubs.
An arcade with elliptical arches runs along the upper floor . Ornate dormer windows emerge on the mansard floor . A polygonal helmet rises up in the middle. It is continued as a two-story lantern above the surrounding balcony .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on Charing Cross Mansions in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 '59.5 " N , 4 ° 16" 14.4 " W.