Sunday 30 September 2012
Saturday 29 September 2012
Day 273: Pollok House
Pollok House was built in 1752 and designed by William Adam.
It is the ancestral home of the Maxwell family.
Friday 28 September 2012
Thursday 27 September 2012
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Monday 24 September 2012
Sunday 23 September 2012
Friday 21 September 2012
Thursday 20 September 2012
Day 263: Field Marshal Earl Roberts on his Arab Charger "Volonel"
Unveiled in 1916 on a prominent site opposite Park Gate at Kelvingrove Park,
this bronze
sculpture by Harry Bates commemorates Field Marshall Earl Roberts
of Kandahar,
Pretoria and Waterford (to give him his full title),
leader of a number of
Imperial campaigns.
Considered to be the finest equestrian statue of its day,
it
is an exact replica of a memorial to Roberts unveiled in Calcutta in 1898.
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Sunday 16 September 2012
Thursday 13 September 2012
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Sunday 9 September 2012
Saturday 8 September 2012
Day 249: Charing Cross Mansions
The first and grandest red sandstone tenement in the city, Charing Cross
Mansions
was designed by JJ Burnett in 1891 and built for Robert Simpson & Son.
was designed by JJ Burnett in 1891 and built for Robert Simpson & Son.
The "grande horloge" at the centre of the façade alludes to the passing of time and
the seasons and the clock face is bordered with the signs of the Zodiac.
It is surrounded by four crouching and standing figures representing
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, inspired by the sculpture of Michelangelo.
Above it are two reclining figures representing Commerce and Industry.
the seasons and the clock face is bordered with the signs of the Zodiac.
It is surrounded by four crouching and standing figures representing
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, inspired by the sculpture of Michelangelo.
Above it are two reclining figures representing Commerce and Industry.
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Monday 3 September 2012
Sunday 2 September 2012
Saturday 1 September 2012
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