Wolfson Centre
The Wolfson Centre is an academic building within the city of Glasgow, Scotland and part of the University of Strathclyde's John Anderson Campus. The structure, completed in 1972 houses the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and is a celebrated example of Brutalist architecture within the city, and is protected as a Grade B listed building.Photo: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: University building
- Description: university building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “106 Rottenrow, University Of Strathclyde, Wolfson Centre” and “Wolfson Centre, University of Strathclyde, 106 Rottenrow, Glasgow”
- Address: 106 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glasgow Cathedral and Andersonian Library.
Glasgow Cathedral
Church
Photo: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glasgow Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. 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. Glasgow Cathedral is situated 1,400 feet east of Wolfson Centre.
Andersonian Library
Library
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Andersonian Library is the university library of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Established in 1796, it is one of the largest of its type in Scotland. Andersonian Library is situated 540 feet north of Wolfson Centre.
Provand’s Lordship
Museum
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Provand's Lordship is a medieval historic house museum in Glasgow, Scotland. It is in the Townhead area, at the top of Castle Street within sight of Glasgow Cathedral and next to the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. Provand’s Lordship is situated 860 feet east of Wolfson Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Townhead and Merchant City.
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.
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.
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.
Wolfson Centre
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.86209° or 55° 51′ 44″ northLongitude
-4.24111° or 4° 14′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C7QVQ65+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 77664362OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q17813773
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