People's Palace
The People's Palace is a museum in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The building was built as a museum between 1893 and 1898. The Scottish architect William Brown Whitie provided the design . On the part of the city, Alexander Beith McDonald was involved in the planning. The total cost was £ 19,000.
exhibition
Thematically, the exhibition at the People's Palace deals with the life of the Glasgow city population from 1750 to the present day.
description
The People's Palace stands in the middle of Glasgow Green not far from the right bank of the Clyde, east of Glasgow city center. It is a three - story neo - renaissance building with richly detailed ornamentation . Its masonry is made of red sandstone . The north-facing main facade is designed with Corinthian columns and pilasters . Corner projections with mansard roofs emerge.
At the rear is a striking greenhouse . The rounded construction consists of a frame made of steel and cast iron into which glass elements are suspended. The elevators along the building wall were added in 1990.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on scottisharchitects.org.uk
- ↑ Information about the Scotland Street School Museum
Web links
- Information on the Scotland Street School Museum
- Entry on People's Palace in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 '4.5 " N , 4 ° 14' 14.3" W.