Category: Scotland
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Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art GoMA
Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art is situated on the royal exchange square and displays works by international and local artists and even the tension and complexities of our contemporary society via it’s major biannual projects. The Modern art gallery opened in 1996 and housed in a neoclassical building, the building was first built in 1778…
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Glasgow Necropolis
The Glasgow Necropolis is situated on the hill to the east of the Glasgow Cathedral,The land that the Necropolis stands on was purchased by the Glasgow’s Merchants House,and used as a Fir park until the group agreed that the land would be better used as Glasgow’s version of the world famous Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.…
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Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral was built on the location where St Kentigern and even Mungo is thought to have been buried, around the 612 AD; St Kentigern was the very first bishop within the ancient British Kingdom of Stratchclyde and The tomb of the saint is in the lower crypt. Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city and it…
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is situated on Argyle Street, in the West End of the city, on the banks of the River Kelvin, across Kelvin Hall, which is styled like the museum in the 1920’s. The Museum closed in 2003 and reopened on 11th July 2006 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, after receiving a three-year refurbishment and restoration,…
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Riverside Museum
The Riverside Museum is situated on the Glasgow museum of Transport, which is at the point-house Quay, in the Glasgow Harbor. The Museum opened it’s doors to the public in June 2011, Designed by Zaha Hadid, architects and engineers Buro Happold. The Project cost around £74 Million, the Glasgow city council funded £50.9 million and…
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11 Facts You Might Not Know About Edinburgh
11 Facts You Might Not Know About Edinburgh 1. The volcano`s crater got the name “Arthur`s Throne”. 2. Edinburgh was the first city in the world to have its own fire service in 1703. 3. The first king of Great Britain James I (a Scottish king James VI) was born in the Edinburgh castle.…
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The Real Mary King’s Close
The Real Mary King’s Close opened in 2003 to the public as a Historic visitor attraction, takes you on a journey through time as they uncover streets and houses hidden beneath one of the city’s most famous thoroughfares. Mary King’s Close is located under buildings on the Royal Mile in the Historic old Town area of…
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Edinburgh Statistics and figures
Edinburgh In Numbers POPULATION [su_table] Source: National Records of Scotland Population 495,360 (2014) Population: Male 252,758 (2014) Population: Female 239,922 (2014) [/su_table] [su_table] Age Group Population 0 – 4 Year old 27,060 (2014) 5 – 11 Year old 31,753 (2014) 12 – 15 Year old 16,545 (2014) 16 – 24 Year old 68,598 (2014) 25…
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The Scotch Whisky Experience
The Scotch Whisky Experience was first created in July 1987 by 19 individual scotch whisky companies, who invested to create the Scotch whiskey Experience. located on Castlehill in old town Edinburgh. The centre offers tours and whiskey tutoring session with a shop, corporate spaces, Restaurant and Whisky Bar. In 2008 The Whiskey Experience became home…
