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Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art by night, Royal Exchange Square in the City Centre. Taken from Queen Street.
Adrian Wiszniewski is a 'New' Glasgow Boy who practices in a number of mediums. There are several stained glass panes to be see in the Gallery of Modern Art. Here a chimney stack in Royal Exchange Square is also captured in the frame.
is a greeting i often hear when taking shots in Glasgow
this time from a couple of brothers who were out looking for a bevy, although going by the condition of them they had already found some earlier in the day.....
"what are you taking pictures for?
are you the paparazzi?
is Gazza in there?"
"dunno, but if he is I'll let you know"
"cheeerrrs bbigg mmaaannnn!" and off they wandered into the night
Party Central, Glasgow - December 2019
Mr Welsh, or Jimmy as he asked me to call him, worked for many years as a chimney sweep mainly around the east end of Glasgow. He still regularly makes the journey into the city centre to enjoy a pint or two of Guinness in one of his favourite pubs.
The equestrian Wellington Statue is a statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, located on Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located outside the Gallery of Modern Art near the end of Ingram Street. The statue was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844. Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city, claimed to represent the humour of the local population and believed to date back to the first half of the 1980s, if not before. The statue is a Category-A listed monument, and is one of Glasgow's most iconic landmarks. Due to minor damage and the potential for injury that the placing of cones involves, the practice had been discouraged by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police. Quoted from Wikipedia
This was built in 1778 as a home for one of the tobacco merchants from Glasgow. At the time, it was the most expensive house in Glasgow. Over the years it's use has changed from a bank, library and now a gallery.
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The bright facade of DiMaggio's in Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square. No sign of Deitrich, though. (yes, that is a Madonna, "Vogue" pun, so go ahead, strike a pose, there's nothing to it).
Located outside the Museum of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow. The equestrian statue of Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington by Italian artist Carlo Marochette was erected in 1844. Around 1980 the statue of the Duke could often be seen with a traffic cone on his head. Despite Glasgow Council's efforts to stop this practice the cone remains.
not hdr, 1 exposure
Opened in 1996, the Gallery of Modern Art is housed in a neoclassical building in Royal Exchange Square in the heart of Glasgow city centre. Built in 1778 as the townhouse of William Cunninghame of Lainshaw, a wealthy Glasgow Tobacco Lord, the building has undergone a series of different uses. It was bought in 1817 by the Royal Bank of Scotland also used to see on slaves who later moved onto Buchanan Street; it then became the Royal Exchange. Reconstruction for this use was undertaken by David Hamilton between 1827 and 1832 and resulted in many additions to the building, namely the Corinthian pillars to the Queen Street facade, the cupola above and the large hall to the rear of the old house.
In 1954, Glasgow District Libraries moved the Stirling's Library into the building. When library returned to Miller Street, the building was refurbished to house the city's contemporary art collection.
And they were singing "Where do you go to my lovely.... " as she passed by.
You talk like Marlene Dietrich
And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire
Your clothes are all made by Balmain
And there's diamonds and pearls in your hair, yes there are
You live in a fancy apartment
Off the Boulevard Saint-Michel
Where you keep your Rolling Stones records
And a friend of Sacha Distel, yes you do
But where do you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
Tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head, yes I do
I've seen all your qualifications
You got from the Sorbonne
And the painting you stole from Picasso
Your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does
When you go on your summer vacation
You go to Juan-les-Pins
With your carefully designed topless swimsuit
You get an even suntan on your back and on your legs
And when the snow falls you're found in Saint Moritz
With the others of the jet-set
And you sip your Napoleon brandy
But you never get your lips wet, no you don't
But where do you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
Won't you tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head, yes I do
Your name, it is heard in high places
You know the Aga Khan
He sent you a racehorse for Christmas
And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh, a-ha-ha-ha
They say that when you get married
It'll be to a millionaire
But they don't realize where you came from
And I wonder if they really care, or give a damn
Where do you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
Tell me the thoughts that surround you
I want to look inside your head, yes I do
I remember the back streets of Naples
Two children begging in rags
Both touched with a burning ambition
To shake off their lowly-born tags, so they try
So look into my face Marie-Claire
And remember just who you are
Then go and forget me forever
But I know you still bear the scar, deep inside, yes you do
I know where you go to my lovely
When you're alone in your bed
I know the thoughts that surround you
'Cause I can look inside your head
(na na-na-na na na-na-na na-na na na na na)
(na na-na-na na na-na-na na-na na na na na)
Peter Sarstedt 1969
The equestrian Wellington Statue is a statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, located on Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located outside the Gallery of Modern Art near the end of Ingram Street. The statue was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844. Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city, claimed to represent the humour of the local population and believed to date back to the first half of the 1980s, if not before. The statue is a Category-A listed monument, and is one of Glasgow's most iconic landmarks. Due to minor damage and the potential for injury that the placing of cones involves, the practice had been discouraged by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police. Quoted from Wikipedia
One of Scotland's most famous comic book characters has been transformed as part of a charity art trail. Oor Wullie, the loveable scamp often found causing trouble in his hometown of Auchenshoogle, has been given a makeover. Quoted from the STV website.
Created by Rachael Tidmore
Oor Wee Yin's Banter on the Oor Wullie's Big Bucket Trail website
Capping the [Duke of Wellington] statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city [of Glasgow], claimed to represent the humour of the local population and believed to date back to the first half of the 1980s, if not before. Quoted from Wikipedia.
It`s 1125 hrs on 31/01/22 and it`s a bright and sunny morning in GLASGOW.
This is The Gallery of Modern Art in Queen St, Royal Exchange Square and with the statue of The Duke of Wellington out front. It`s a popular spot for Glaswegians and Tourists alike : )
The Duke of Wellington statue with his famous traffic cone hat, Queen Street, Glasgow at dawn.
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The Royal Exchange Square is a public square in Glasgow, Scotland. The square lies between Buchanan Street and Queen Street, opening out at the junction of Queen Street with Ingram Street to the south of George Square. It is also easily accessible from Buchanan Street on the west side of the square, through two prominent archways at Royal Bank Place. The square is a landmark due to its distinguished architecture which attracts many visitors. It is one of six squares in the city centre. Quoted from Wikipedia
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Processing & Scanning: Gulabi photo lab, Glasgow.
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The equestrian Wellington Statue is a statue of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, located on Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow, Scotland. It is located outside the Gallery of Modern Art near the end of Ingram Street. The statue was sculpted by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844. Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city, claimed to represent the humour of the local population and believed to date back to the first half of the 1980s, if not before. The statue is a Category-A listed monument, and is one of Glasgow's most iconic landmarks. Due to minor damage and the potential for injury that the placing of cones involves, the practice had been discouraged by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police. Quoted from Wikipedia
This building started life in 1778 as the townhouse of wealthy tobacco lord William Cunninghame. It's been home to the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Royal Exchange since, and as the Gallery of Modern Art since 1996.
Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow
A shot from Glasgow City Centre today. Sat waiting for a wee while until I got a set of legs in the right position in the top right corner.
(It annoys me that the first paving stone 'line' isn't straight but I can't fix it without losing a bit of the shadow in the top right - so it's left as is I'm afraid).
Royal Exhange Sq., Glasgow, UK. Olympus Mju-ii and Ilford XP2. rosscowan.substack.com/p/a-photo-essay-of-sorts
The Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) is the main gallery of contemporary art in Glasgow, Scotland.
GoMA offers a programme of temporary exhibitions and workshops. GoMA displays work by local and international artists as well as addressing contemporary social issues through its major biannual projects.
Opened in 1996, the Gallery of Modern Art is housed in a neoclassical building in Royal Exchange Square in the heart of Glasgow city centre. Built in 1778 as the townhouse of William Cunninghame of Lainshaw, a wealthy Glasgow Tobacco Lord, the building has undergone a series of different uses. It was bought in 1817 by the Royal Bank of Scotland who later moved onto Buchanan Street; it then became the Royal Exchange. Reconstruction for this use was undertaken by David Hamilton between 1827 and 1832 and resulted in many additions to the building, namely the Corinthian pillars to the Queen Street facade, the cupola above and the large hall to the rear of the old house.
In 1954, Glasgow District Libraries moved the Stirling's Library into the building. When library returned to Miller Street, the building was refurbished to house the city's contemporary art collection.
Since its opening in 1996, the gallery has hosted several million visitors. It has a dedicated Education and Access studio, facilitating workshops and artists talks and in the basement a Learning Library. The building also contains a cafￃﾩ, free Internet access terminals, multimedia, art, and general book-lending facilities. Exhibits include works by David Hockney, Sebastiao Salgado, and Andy Warhol as well as Scottish artists such as John Bellany and Ken Currie.
In front of the gallery, on the Queen Street pavement, stands an equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington sculpted by Carlo Marochetti in 1844. The statue usually has a traffic cone on its head; for many years the authorities regularly removed cones, only for them to be replaced. The jauntily placed cone has come to represent, particularly in tourist guidebooks, the city's light-hearted attitude to authority. Two exceptions were on the occasion of Glasgow hosting the 2002 UEFA Champions League final, when the cone was replaced by a football-patterned hat bearing the logo of one of the tournament sponsors, Amstel, and in June 2010, on the run up to the opening of hotel chain citizenM in Glasgow, when the cone was replaced with a 'feel free' branded glitter cone.
By renowned architect Archibald Elliot (Edinburgh), 1827. Band with 7-bay temple-fronted facade to Royal Exchange Square, 4 bays to return sides. Cream ashlar sandstone. Base course and ground floor cill course. Main cornice and coped parapet above full entablature. Pedimented Greek Ionic portico, with fluted columns set on flight of steps. Pilasters at angles and behind outer columns of portico. Architraved windows at ground, and doorway at centre. Return elevations intercepted on penultimate bays to E by triumphal arches of Royal Exchange Square.
Elliot was responsible for the earlier designs of Royal Exchange Square. He was one of the leading architects in Edinburgh in the early 19th century with his design for Waterloo Place and the Regent Bridge highly important. Being a native Scot he was favoured by many to design the National Monument on Calton Hill, however lost out to W H Playfair and Charles Cockerell.