City Chambers

Description:

Arguably one of the finest public buildings of 19th century Britain, the City Chambers, commands the wide expanse of George Square. Facing west, the ornate facade is periodically bathed in sunshine or soaked by the Glasgow rains - sometimes both at the same time. The chambers took seven years to build and engaged the skills of craftsmen from as far afield as Italy and France. This extravagance is clearly manifest inside where the marble staircase and the sumptuous Banqueting Halls with their ornate plasterwork, alabaster and mahogany fittings and superb Glasgow Boy artworks are all accessible to the public in daily organised tours or else unwittingly glimpsed as the backdrop to many a film - ostensibly set in the Vatican or the Kremlin!

Mon-Fri tours at 10.30 and 2.30pm for 45 minutes subject to availability. Group tours can be arranged by contacting the City Chambers Duty Manager on 0141 287 4018.

Address: 82 George Square

Postcode: G21DU

Telephone: 0141 287 4018

Disabled Access: Full

Link: www.glasgow.gov.uk