University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow, Public research university in Glasgow, Scotland
Description
The University of Glasgow is a public research institution in Glasgow, Scotland, built with red sandstone in a neo-Gothic style with tall spires and long cloisters. The buildings sit on a hill overlooking the River Kelvin and surround a central courtyard with lawns.
History
Pope Nicholas V established the institution through a papal bull at the request of King James II in 1451. Teaching began in Glasgow Cathedral before the institution moved to its current site in the mid-19th century.
Culture
Locals refer to the building as the Gilmorehill campus after the hill where it was relocated in the 19th century. Students gather on the lawn between lectures and passersby often cut through the grounds as a shortcut between neighborhoods.
Practical
The buildings are open daily for visitors and the cloisters provide covered passage during rain. The hilltop location means some stairs to climb, though ramps are available.
Did you know?
The tall bell tower houses the second-largest bell in Britain, weighing 13 tons. Graduation ceremonies require sixteen people to ring it since the rope alone is too heavy for one person.
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Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
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Wellington Church
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University of Glasgow Memorial Gates
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The Mackintosh House
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Hunterian Museum
64 mUniversity Avenue, University Of Glasgow, Anatomical Building
111 m
Cloisters
91 m
University Avenue, University Of Glasgow, Main Building
74 m
University Avenue, Hunter Memorial
19 m
2 University Gardens
96 m
University Avenue, University Of Glasgow, Bute Hall
85 m
Hillhead, 1 University Gardens
90 m
73 Southpark Avenue, Glasgow
119 m
University Avenue, University Of Glasgow, Reading Room
53 m
University Avenue, 3 Professors' Square
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University Avenue, University Of Glasgow, Students' Union
46 m
University Avenue, 1 Professors' Square
100 m
3 University Gardens
109 m
University Avenue, 2 Professors' Square
111 m
4 University Gardens
119 m62 Church Street, Western Infirmary, Outpatients And Dispensary
50 m74 Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow
117 m76 Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow
110 m78 Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow
105 m80 Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow
100 m70 University Avenue, Glasgow
95 mHunterian Art Gallery
107 mThree Squares Gyratory
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