Mercantile Chambers
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The Mercantile Chambers are a commercial building in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 1988.
description
The building was constructed between 1897 and 1901 to a design by the Scottish architect James Salmon junior . The four sculptures along the north facade were created by Derwent Wood . After completion, the Mercantile Chambers were discussed in two specialist architectural publications. Another mention follows in 1990.
The six-story Art Nouveau building is on Bothwell Street in the center of Glasgow. Its north-facing front facade is nine axes wide. On the ground floor there is an arcade made of round and basket arches with flat shop windows and simply ornamented fighters . An aedicula emerges above the central main entrance . It shows a seated man who is richly surrounded by cherubim ornaments . On the outer pairs of axes, four-story beveled cantilevers run along the facade. The windows are crowned with richly ornamented cornices . Four sculptures carry the consoles of two balconies with wrought iron railings. Colossal columns above connect the next two floors. A frieze bears the inscription "Trees grow, birds fly, fish swim, bells ring". On the central axes, the windows are coupled to form triplet windows . The roofs are covered with slate. While the front facade is made of polished stone, brick was used on the back of the building along Bothwell Lane .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on Mercantile Chambers in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 39.9 " N , 4 ° 15 ′ 40" W.