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ary Arts, a centre for modern art, design and cinema. The galleries here exhibit work by
contemporary UK and international artists, and there are printmakers' studios where you
can watch artists at work, or even take part in craft demonstrations and workshops.
There's also the Jute Cafe-Bar (
Click here
)
.
Dundee Law
It's worth making the climb up Dundee Law (174m) for great views of the city, the two
Tay bridges, and across to Fife. The
Tay Rail Bridge
- at just over 2 miles long, it was
the world's longest when it was built - was completed in 1887 and replaced an earlier
bridge whose stumps can be seen alongside. The original bridge collapsed during a storm
in 1879 less than two years after it was built, in the infamous Tay Bridge Disaster, taking a
train and 75 lives along with it. The 1.5-mile
Tay Road Bridge
was opened in 1966. Dun-
dee Law is a short walk northwest of the city centre, along Constitution Rd.
PARK
City Square
The heart of Dundee is City Sq, flanked to the south by the 1930s facade of
Caird Hall
,
which was gifted to the city by a textile magnate and is now home to the City Chambers.
A more recent addition to the square, unveiled in 2001, is a bronze statue of
Desperate
Dan
, the lantern-jawed hero of children's comic the
Dandy
(he's clutching a copy in his
right hand).
Pedestrianised High St leads west into Nethergate, flanked to the north by
St Mary's
tury, but the
Old Steeple
was built around 1460.
SQUARE
Festivals & Events
If you're around in late July, look out for the
Dundee Blues Bonanza
(
www.dundeebluesbonanza.co.uk
)
, a two-day festival of free blues, boogie and roots mu-
sic.
Sleeping
Most of Dundee's city-centre hotels are business oriented and offer lower rates on week-
ends. B&Bs are concentrated along Broughty Ferry Rd and Arbroath Rd east of the city
centre, and on Perth Rd to the west. If you don't fancy a night in the city, consider staying
at the nearby seaside town of Broughty Ferry.
