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Glasgow Cathedral

Glasgow Cathedral is a of the Church of Scotland in , . It was the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Glasgow, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the province of Glasgow, from the 12th century until the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Church of Scotland
  • Description: church in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of St Mungo”, “Glasgow Cathedral, excluding scheduled monument SM90150, 70 Cathedral Square, Glasgow”, “High Kirk of Glasgow”, and “St Kentigern’s”
  • Address: Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0QZ
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art and Provand’s Lordship.

Museum
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The is a museum of religion in , . It has been described as the only public museum in the world devoted solely to this subject, although other notable museums of this kind are the State Museum of the History of Religion in St. is situated 390 feet southwest of Glasgow Cathedral.

Museum
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Provand's Lordship is a medieval historic house museum in , Scotland. It is in the area, at the top of Castle Street within sight of Glasgow Cathedral and next to the . is situated 530 feet southwest of Glasgow Cathedral.

Cemetery
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The is a Victorian cemetery in , Scotland. It is on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral in an area bordered by the and districts to the north east of the modern city centre. is situated 570 feet east of Glasgow Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Townhead and Merchant City.

Suburb
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is a district within the city of , Scotland. It is one of Glasgow's oldest areas, and contains two of its major surviving medieval landmarks – Glasgow Cathedral and the .

Suburb
The , 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.

Suburb
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Royston/Roystonhill is a district in the city of , . It was previously known as The Garngad and is still known as such by residents that have a familial link and is still displayed in local shops and bars.

Glasgow Cathedral

Latitude
55.86301° or 55° 51′ 47″ north
Longitude
-4.23459° or 4° 14′ 5″ west
Open location code
9C7QVQ78+65
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102152591
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­church_of_scotland
Wiki­data ID
Q1473348
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Glasgow Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Katedraal van Glasgow”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية غلاسكو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qlazqo kafedralı”
  • Basque: “Glasgowko katedrala”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Glasgow”
  • Chinese: “格拉斯哥大教堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála sv. Munga”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Munga”
  • Dutch: “Glasgow Cathedral”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Glasgow”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه جلاسكو”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Glasgovo”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Mungo de Glasgow”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Mungo de Glasgow”
  • German: “St Mungo’s Cathedral”
  • German: “St. Mungo’s Cathedral”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת גלאזגו”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת מנגו הקדוש”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Glasgow”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Santo Mungo, Glasgow”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Glasgow”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Mungo”
  • Italian: “St. Mungo’s Cathedral”
  • Japanese: “グラスゴー大聖堂”
  • Korean: “글래스고 대성당”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع گلاسگو”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Mungo”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Glasgow”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Глазго”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Мунго”
  • Scots: “Glesga Cathedral”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Munga”
  • Slovenian: “Glasgowska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Glasgow”
  • Western Panjabi: “گلاسگو کیتھڈرل”

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