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Peoples Palace, Photos, Date, Architect, Historic Structure, Architecture, Image
Peoples Palace Glasgow : Information + Images
History of Glasgow - Museum Building by Alexander Macdonald
The People's Palace
was designed by Alexander Beith Macdonald, 1894-98
Refurbished in 1998.

People's Palace - north facade photo © adrian
welch
This red sandstone building is part of Glasgow's folklore and is located
south-east of the city centre, on the edge of the Merchant
City near the River Clyde.

picture © webbaviation
Contact: 0141 271 2951
Victorian Winter Gardens adjacent (to south of course) with cafe:

People's Palace - winter gardens images © adrian
welch
Key Buildings close by include Homes
for the Future just to the west off Glasgow Green; McLennan Arch
by James Adam from his Athenaeum
Glasgow Tours
Scottish
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Glasgow Museum - Transport
Museum
Glasgow walking tours
Doulton Fountain @ People's Palace, Glasgow - GCC PR Oct05
Glasgow City Council has received a commendation for its work restoring
and relocating the Doulton Fountain.
The Arts and Crafts Architecture Awards run by the Saltire Society,
are given to works of art or craft that successfully enhance and enrich
ancient and modern buildings.
The £3.75m project was part of the £15.5m facelift of
the historic Glasgow Green.
Saltire
Awards for reference.
The panel visited sixteen projects over four days and on seeing the
Doulton Fountain in July, judges "recognised the craftsmanship
and sensitive use of material demonstrated by the company Ibstock
Hathernware in this major reconstruction of a fine Victorian commemorative
fountain."
The Fountain, which is floodlit at night, is the centrepiece of a
new civic setting in front of the People's Palace. It was commended
in particular for the impact that the fountain's new siting and related
earthworks and gardens has on the entire outlook of the People's Palace.
Councillor Aileen Colleran, Convener of Glasgow City Council's Parks
and Facilities Committee said: "Restoring the Doulton Fountain
to its former glory was a massive project undertaken by our Land Services
team and our partners.
"A lot of painstakingly hard work went into regenerating this
much loved landmark. To receive such recognition from the Saltire
Society is truly rewarding."
Glasgow's Doulton Fountain is the largest terracotta fountain in the
world and best surviving example of its kind. It has five tiers, is
46 foot high and 70 foot across the base, a third of the length of
a football pitch.
Queen Victoria stands on top of the fountain, looking towards the
People's Palace. She is adorned with exquisitely crafted robes, symbols
of office and jewellery, all in terracotta.
Restoring the magnificent edifice to its former glory started with
a piece-by-piece analysis of each of the 2,500 terracotta pieces.
Ibstock Hathernware - one of two British firms with the required terracotta
expertise - carried out Restoration work, aided by Glasgow firm, Hunter
and Clark who dismantled the fountain, photographed and catalogued
every piece.
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Address: People's Palace
& Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, G40 1AT
Glasgow Museum - Kelvingrove
Building adj. to People's Palace to the east : Templeton's
Carpet Factory
Armadillo Glasgow
SECC Glasgow
Museum of Country Life
Burrell Collection
Glasgow Transport Museum

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