Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 10.1 km
Ascend 158 m
Descend 163 m

Explore Glasgow in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in GlasgowIndividual Sights in Glasgow

Sight 1: Scotland Street School Museum

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Scotland Street School Museum is a museum of school education in Glasgow, Scotland, in the district of Kingston. It is located in a former school designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1903 and 1906. The building is one of Glasgow's foremost architectural attractions. It is located next to the Shields Road subway station.

Wikipedia: Scotland Street School Museum (EN), Website

1873 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 2: La Pasionaria

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Isidora Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, also known as Pasionaria, "the passionate one" or Passion flower", was a Spanish Republican politician of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939 and a communist known for her slogan ¡No Pasarán! issued during the Battle for Madrid in November 1936.

Wikipedia: Dolores Ibárruri (EN)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: St Andrew's Cathedral

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The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew or Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow. The cathedral, which was designed in 1814 by James Gillespie Graham in the Neo Gothic style, lies on the north bank of the River Clyde in Clyde Street. St Andrew's Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Glasgow, currently William Nolan. It is dedicated to the patron saint of Scotland, Saint Andrew.

Wikipedia: St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow (EN)

657 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: The Lighthouse

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The Lighthouse in Glasgow is Scotland's Centre for Design and Architecture. It was opened as part of Glasgow's status as the UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999.

Wikipedia: The Lighthouse, Glasgow (EN), Website

759 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre/Gallery

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The Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery is a theatre of kinetic sculpture, in Glasgow, Scotland. The museum features mechanical figures which perform shows.

Wikipedia: Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery (EN), Website

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Tron Theatre

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The Tron Theatre is located in Glasgow, Scotland. The theatre was formerly known as the Tron Kirk. It began as the Collegiate Church of Our Lady and St. Anne.

Wikipedia: Tron Theatre (EN), Website

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: City Halls & Old Fruitmarket

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Glasgow's City Halls and Old Fruitmarket is a concert hall and former market located on Candleriggs, in the Merchant City, Glasgow, Scotland.

Wikipedia: Glasgow City Halls (EN), Website

1161 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 8: Glasgow Cathedral

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Glasgow Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the oldest cathedral in mainland Scotland and the oldest building in Glasgow. The cathedral was the seat of the Archbishop of Glasgow, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the Province of Glasgow, until the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century. Glasgow Cathedral and St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney are the only medieval cathedrals in Scotland to have survived the Reformation virtually intact. The medieval Bishop's Castle stood to the west of the cathedral until 1789. Although notionally it lies within the Townhead area of the city, the Cathedral grounds and the neighboring Necropolis are considered to be their own district within the city.

Wikipedia: Glasgow Cathedral (EN), Website

460 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: The Lady Well

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The Lady Well is a holy well in Glasgow in Scotland.

Wikipedia: Lady Well (EN)

1197 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 10: Barrowland Ballroom

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Barrowland Ballroom Rob Sinclair / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Barrowland Ballroom is an entertainment venue, dance hall and music venue located in the Calton district in Glasgow, Scotland.

Wikipedia: Barrowland Ballroom (EN), Website

541 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: People's Palace

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The People's Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow, Scotland, is a museum and glasshouse situated in Glasgow Green, and was opened on 22 January 1898 by The 5th Earl of Rosebery.

Wikipedia: People's Palace, Glasgow (EN)

347 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Nelson's Monument

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The Nelson Monument located within Glasgow Green is a commemorative obelisk built in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, who had died at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Funds of £2,075 were raised by subscription, and the foundation stone of the monument was laid with full ceremony on 1 August 1806, on the anniversary of the battle of Aboukir. The monument was finished on 7 August 1807, believed to be the first completed in the UK. It was decorated with four flags, a large crowd watched, and ships at the Broomielaw had their flags hoisted all day. A decision had not then been made on intended inscriptions.

Wikipedia: Nelson Monument, Glasgow (EN)

518 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 13: Glasgow Green

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Glasgow Green is a park in the east end of Glasgow, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde. Established in the 15th century, it is the oldest park in the city. It connects to the south via the St Andrew's Suspension Bridge.

Wikipedia: Glasgow Green (EN)

1452 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 14: Citizens' Theatre

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Citizens' Theatre Chris Haikney / CC BY 2.5

The Citizens Theatre, in what was the Royal Princess's Theatre, is the creation of James Bridie and is based in Glasgow, Scotland as a principal producing theatre. The theatre includes a 500-seat Main Auditorium, and has also included various studio theatres over time.

Wikipedia: Citizens Theatre (EN)

407 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Glasgow Central Mosque

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Glasgow Central Mosque is located on the south bank of the River Clyde in the Gorbals district of central Glasgow. The website "Muslims in Britain" classifies the Glasgow Central Mosque as Deobandi.

Wikipedia: Glasgow Central Mosque (EN)

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