Travel Reference
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(GoMA; Click here ;
www.glasgowmuseums.com
; Royal Exchange Sq; 10am-5pm Mon-Wed & Sat, to
8pm Thu, 11am-5pm Fri & Sun; )
Scotland's most popular contemporary art gallery fea-
tures modern works from international artists in a graceful neoclassical building. The ori-
ginal interior is used to make a daring, inventive art display. Social issues are a focal point
of the museum but it's not all heavy going: there's a big effort made to keep the kids en-
tertained.
CITY CHAMBERS
(
www.glasgow.gov.uk
;
George Sq)
The grand City Chambers, the seat of local government,
were built in the 1880s at the high point of the city's wealth. The interior is even more ex-
travagant than the exterior, and the chambers have sometimes been used as a movie loca-
tion to represent the Kremlin or the Vatican. Free guided tours are held at 10.30am and
2.30pm Monday to Friday.
| Town Hall
East End
The oldest part of the city, given a facelift in the 1990s, is concentrated around Glasgow
Cathedral, to the east of the modern centre. It takes 15 minutes to walk from George Sq,
but numerous buses pass nearby, including buses 11, 12, 36, 37, 38 and 42.
GLASGOW CATHEDRAL
| Cathedral
(HS; Click here ;
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
; Cathedral Sq; 9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 1-5pm Sun
Apr-Sep, closes 4.30pm Oct-Mar)
Glasgow's 15th-century cathedral is a shining example of
Gothic architecture and, unlike most of Scotland's cathedrals, survived the turmoil of the
Reformation almost intact. The
nave
is hung with regimental colours, while the four
stained-glass panels of the east window, depicting the four Apostles, are particularly evoc-
ative. The lower church, the most interesting part of the cathedral, is a forest of pillars
clustered around
St Mungo's tomb
(St Mungo founded a monastic community here in the
5th century), the focus of a famous medieval pilgrimage.
Behind the cathedral, the
Necropolis
spreads picturesquely across a green hill. The
elaborate Victorian tombs of the city's wealthy industrialists make for an intriguing stroll,
great views and a vaguely Gothic thrill.
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