This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
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The view down a back alley in the west of Glasgow.
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This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
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The Mitchell Library in Glasgow looking magnificent as ever in today's spring sunshine.
It was designed in the Edwardian Baroqie Style by WB Whitie and built in the early 1900s.
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This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
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The eight caryatids on the main facade of the former St Andrew's Halls (now part of the Mitchell Library) on Granville Street in Glasgow. Sculpted in the 1870s by legendary Glasgow sculptor John Mossman.
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This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
661 followers · 686 posts · Server mastodon.scotThe halls were gutted by fire in 1962, and only this facade, which has since been incorporates into the Mitchell Library complex, now remains.
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This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
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The main facade to the former St Andrew's Halls on Granville Street in Glasgow.
Heavily influenced by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, these neoclassical halls were designed by James Sellars, with sculptures by the legendary John Mossman, and were built in 1877. The two Atlantes by the doors were by William Mossman
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This Is My Glasgow · @thisismyglasgow
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You'll see figures like this one from the Mitchell Library holding up buildings all over Glasgow. They are an architectural feature called an Atlas (also known as Atlant, Atlante or Atlantid).
They are carved male figures that replace columns and are named after the Ancient Greek Titan forced to hold up the sky on his shoulders for all eternity.
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Akos Szalay · @therealtrebitsch
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Mitchell Library last night #architecture #MitchellLibrary #glasgow #Glasgow #night #shotoniphone
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greum maol · @stevenson
362 followers · 2038 posts · Server mastodon.scotThe Fishmonger's Violin
https://greumstevenson.me/stories/the%20fishmongers%20violin.html
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Neil · @neil
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"Would you like to help improve Wikipedia using the resources of the Mitchell Library? We want to help you to edit existing articles that celebrate Glasgow’s diverse clubs and societies and, through our collections, to share their stories."
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-be-counted-celebrating-glasgows-clubs-and-societies-tickets-394438886327
Could be interesting - it's on 6pm Wed 14th Sep 2022 #Glasgow #opensource #wikipedia #MitchellLibrary
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