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Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
Church of Scotland parish church, the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow.
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Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun: things to do
Places worth your time in Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun
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Things to do in Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Cemetery
Glasgow Necropolis
Victorian cemetery on a hill east of the cathedral, opened in 1833, with about 3,500 monuments.
Historic house
Provand's Lordship
Medieval historic house museum at the top of Castle Street, the oldest house in the city.
Museum
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
Museum of religion in Cathedral Square, described as the only one dedicated to religion and art in the British Isles.
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Square
Cathedral Square
Public square beside the cathedral, one of six squares and precincts in the city centre.
Monument
Equestrian statue of William III
Bronze statue of 1735 by an unknown sculptor, showing William III in Roman dress, now in Cathedral Square.
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Historic building
Barony Hall
Deconsecrated Victorian neo-Gothic church on Castle Street, used by the University of Strathclyde.
Historic building
Martyrs' Public School
Category A listed school on Parson Street, one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's earlier works.
Hospital
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Teaching hospital beside the cathedral, first opened in 1794; the present main building dates from 1914.
Landmark
Lady Well
Holy well south of the Necropolis, the last public well in Glasgow, which gave its name to Ladywell.
Brewery
Tennent Caledonian Wellpark Brewery
Brewery founded in 1740 on the Molendinar Burn, now owned by C&C Group.
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Park
Alexandra Park
Park in Dennistoun that opened in 1870, with views north to Ben Lomond and south to the Tinto Hills.
Neighbourhood
Dennistoun
Mostly residential district about 2 kilometres east of the city centre, west of which are the Necropolis and brewery.
University
University of Strathclyde
Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, Glasgow's second-oldest university, based beside the cathedral precinct.
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Shawlands & Langside
The Southside's independent cafés and restaurants, a battlefield district and a cricket ground
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- Cathedral Precinct, Necropolis & Dennistoun (area photo): 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Glasgow Necropolis: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Provand's Lordship: TSP, CC BY 4.0, source
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art: MSeses, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cathedral Square: Michael Hanselmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Equestrian statue of William III: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Barony Hall: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Martyrs' Public School: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Glasgow Royal Infirmary: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lady Well: Ciaran Roarty, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tennent Caledonian Wellpark Brewery: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Alexandra Park: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dennistoun: Graeme Maclean from Glasgow, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- University of Strathclyde: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Glasgow Green & the East End: dun_deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Partick & Hyndland: James Petts, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shawlands & Langside: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Charing Cross & Garnethill: Sonictiller, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- West End & Kelvingrove: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Merchant City & City Centre: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, source
- Finnieston, Clydeside & the Riverside: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Southside: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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