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Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), housed in an iconic building located in the heart of Glasgow, which it shares with the city centre library. GoMA plays an important part in the city’s rich heritage.
Duke of Wellington, plus cone and flag; I think this was taken around the time of the Scotland/France game...
A rickshaw driver catching a no-doubt well-earned rest in the setting sun on Glasgow's Buchanan Street.
Spotted in Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow - was only up a few minutes before people in peaked caps took it down
This is the outside of the building in Royal Exchange Square which has the Gallery of Modern Art inside.
I have taken lots of pictures of the interior, but hadn't got round to the outside untill today.
In Royal Exchange Square outside the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art is an equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti, erected in 1844. Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city.
The Oxfam charity bookstore in Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square opposite the Gallery of Modern Art (in what used to be the old Stirling Library, now a nice gallery) - the square around the gallery and the shops like this opposite it has been mostly pedestrianised in recent years, expanded pavements for cafes and bars, makes it a nice part of town to wander round or sit down and watch the world go past.
I nipped in here when I was back home for several weeks taking care of my dad when he got out of hospital at the start of the year, I picked up several old Tintin albums while I was there, still such wonderful reads and such well constructed adventure tales and cleverly laid out comics (Herge was a real master of that medium)
This is the famous Wellington Statue in Royal Exchange Square outside the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. The statue normally has a traffic cone on its head. The equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti, was erected in 1844. Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city. The statue is a Category-A listed monument and due to minor damage and the potential for injury that the placing of cones involves, the practice has been discouraged by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police. In a bid to reduce the cost of removing traffic cones from the statue, alleged to be £10,000 a year, the Labour-led Glasgow City Council put forward plans in November 2013 to double the height of its plinth as part of a £65,000 restoration project. The plans were withdrawn after widespread public opposition, spearheaded by a Facebook campaign called "Keep the Cone".
My first and definetly not last HDR photo. Pretty pleased with how it turned out and now that I know what I can atchieve I will be looking for more HDR shots. Oh and its freezing tonight at -2 so I didnt enjoy waiting on the 6 second exposures!
Glasgow, 2012.
View of the Gentlemen's Club in the centre of Glasgow taken from The Social across the road in Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow. Never got in there despite my cousin being the head chef! Pfff
Thankfully the horse escaped the tomfoolery this time, but it won't be long before he's sporting swedish pigtails and a viking helmet. The punchlines just get harder and harder! Monday 26th November, Statue of Duke of Wellington in Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, Scotland.
This is the famous Wellington Statue in Royal Exchange Square outside the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow. The statue normally has a traffic cone on its head. The equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington by Italian artist Carlo Marochetti, was erected in 1844. Capping the statue with a traffic cone has become a traditional practice in the city. The statue is a Category-A listed monument and due to minor damage and the potential for injury that the placing of cones involves, the practice has been discouraged by Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police. In a bid to reduce the cost of removing traffic cones from the statue, alleged to be £10,000 a year, the Labour-led Glasgow City Council put forward plans in November 2013 to double the height of its plinth as part of a £65,000 restoration project. The plans were withdrawn after widespread public opposition, spearheaded by a Facebook campaign called "Keep the Cone".
The front of the gallery (GOMA) situated in Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow. The Square is bedecked with fairy lights over the Christmas period.
Removal of Festive Lighting, Ex Borders Store, Glasgow
Borders (UK) Ltd., aka Borders & Books etc, was established as a Borders Group subsidiary in 1998 and in 2007 became independent of the US company. At its peak after separation from the US parent, it traded from its 41 Borders and 28 BOOKS etc. shops, with over one million square feet of retail space taking around 8% of the retail bookselling market. In 2008 and 2009 the store numbers were reduced before the collapse of the chain.
On 26 November 2009 it was announced that Borders (UK) had gone into administration. All stores closed on 24 December 2009.
You're in Glasgow.
You have a camera.
You have to take this photograph.
IT'S THE LAW.
Photo © George Crawford.
Same view of Royal Exchange Square just a few short days later. Looks the same but will never be the same again