Glasgow Cenotaph
Glasgow Cenotaph, also known as Glasgow War Memorial, is a war memorial which stands on the east side of George Square in Glasgow, in front of Glasgow City Chambers.Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: MrsEllacott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: war memorial in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cenotaph”, “Glasgow War Memorial”, and “Glasgow, George Square, Cenotaph”
- Wheelchair access: no
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George Square and Glasgow Queen Street railway station.
George Square
Square
Photo: Archibald99, CC BY 3.0.
George Square is the principal civic square in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of six squares in the city centre, the others being Cathedral Square, St Andrew's Square, St Enoch Square, Royal Exchange Square, and Blythswood Square on Blythswood Hill.
Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glasgow Queen Street is a passenger railway terminus serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two main line terminals; the larger is Glasgow Central. Glasgow Queen Street railway station is situated 660 feet northwest of Glasgow Cenotaph.
Gallery of Modern Art
Art gallery
Photo: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gallery of Modern Art is the main gallery of contemporary art in Glasgow, Scotland. GoMA offers a programme of temporary exhibitions and workshops. Gallery of Modern Art is situated 750 feet southwest of Glasgow Cenotaph.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glasgow and Merchant City.
Glasgow
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland on Clydeside in the Central Belt. Glasgow reinvented itself from the 1990s, one of the most successful examples in Britain, with a range of developments in industry, culture, cuisine and architecture.
Merchant City
Suburb
The Merchant City, a new name introduced through urban renewal by the Scottish Development Agency and the city council in the 1980s is one part of the metropolitan central area of Glasgow.
Townhead
Suburb
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Townhead is a district within the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of Glasgow's oldest areas, and contains two of its major surviving medieval landmarks – Glasgow Cathedral and the Provand's Lordship.
Glasgow Cenotaph
- Categories: war memorial, cenotaph, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.86105° or 55° 51′ 40″ northLongitude
-4.24934° or 4° 14′ 58″ westInception
1924Height
1.6 feet (0.5 metres)Open location code
9C7QVQ62+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 102149572OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q17792838
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In Other Languages
“Glasgow Cenotaph” goes by many names.
- Korean: “세노타프”
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