St George's Buildings
The St George's Buildings are a business building in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1966 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
In 1804 the Royal Theater was built on the site . After it was destroyed in 1829, Archibald MacLellan ordered the construction of St George's Buildings in 1834. Scottish architect David Hamilton is responsible for the design .
The three-story building is on Queen Street near George Square in central Glasgow. It is designed in a classical style. Its east-facing front facade is seven axes wide. Wide pilasters flank the central, two-winged main portal. They end in consoles with a roof with the inscription "St George's Buildings". While the original details have been preserved on the left-hand shop window front, the right-hand one comes completely from a more recent revision. Wide pilasters complete the ground floor on both sides. A frieze and a cornice adorn the facade above the shop window .
Colossal Corinthian pilasters with acanthus capitals separate the windows on the two upper floors. The twelve-part lattice windows on the first floor are larger than the windows on the second floor. The facade closes with a frieze and a cantilevered cornice with a tooth cut . Three arched windows of the mansard floor with pilasters protrude above it . The building closes with a slate roof.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on St George's Buildings in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 38.3 " N , 4 ° 15 ′ 7" W.